The Injury by Anna Enquist

The Injury brings together ten of Anna Enquist's best short stories. A dramatic rescue in the North Sea in the 1840's. A school soccer match as a symbol of struggle. A devastating injury. A figure in a painting by Vermeer.

For the many thousands of readers of The Masterpiece and The Secret, this will be a rewarding collection demonstrating the breadth of her imagination. For those new to Anna Enquist's work, there can be no better introduction to one of Europe's finest contemporary writers than The Injury.

First published in 1999 under the original title De Kwetsuur, the work has been translated by Jeannette K. Ringold.

ANNA ENQUIST is a musician, a psychoanalyst, a poet and a novelist. One of the best-loved writers of her native Holland, she is also a best-selling author in Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden and Austria. Her first collection of poetry won the award for new Dutch poetry - the prestigious C. Buddingh' prize - and has been followed by four more collections of poetry, all of which have gone back to press frequently. Her novels have achieved similar acclaim; The Masterpiece, The Secret and Ice Carriers all proved to be runaway bestsellers, each with over 250,000 copies sold. The Secret won the 1997 Dutch Readers' Prize. All are available from The Toby Press.