{"id":23484,"date":"2026-02-24T13:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/?p=23484"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:09:06","slug":"dutch-book-week-gift-piaggio-also-published-in-frisian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leeuwardencityofliterature.nl\/en\/dutch-book-week-gift-piaggio-also-published-in-frisian\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Book Week Gift &#8216;Piaggio&#8217; also published in Frisian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s Dutch Book Week Gift will also be published in a Frisian translation. <em>Piaggio<\/em> is written by Peter de Smet, the bestselling author behind the popular diaries of Hendrik Groen. De Smet remained anonymous for more than ten years, but is stepping out of anonymity for the first time for Dutch Book Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Frisian translation was made by Ytsje Steen-Buwalda. Peter de Smet responds enthusiastically: &#8216;Piaggio in het Fries! Hindrik Grien is sa grutsk as in pau!&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is already the ninth Frisian translation of the Book Week Gift. In 2018, the first Frisian version was published, which was so well received that it became an annual tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About <em>Piaggio<\/em><\/strong><br>Life isn&#8217;t exactly smiling at Anton (61): wife gone, job lost, and a meddlesome father on his back. Marieke (58) could also use some luck, struggling with love and a difficult daughter. When they first meet at a party, chance and a few drinks help them along. 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