Culture Council: 'The roots of the literary sector are being gnawed at'

In the week when defenders of the Dutch language are flying into each other's hair over whether or not a schoolgirl should read Multatuli in the original language, the Council for Culture comes out with its advice for the literary sector. Already in the first chapter it reads: 'those who start reading at an early age become more language literate, enjoy reading more and therefore do it more often. Moreover, those who read develop empathy: it forces the reader into another world of thought, a...