I have a question: could I nominate a book by aDutch author who has been given the important P.C.Hooft award?
The P.C. Hooft Award (in Dutch: P.C. Hooft-prijs) is a Dutch language literary life achievement award. The annual award is alternately given for prose (fiction), essays (non-fiction) and poetry. The award was established in 1947 as a Dutch state award. It is named for the Dutch poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft. It is generally considered the chief literary oeuvreprijs ('life's-work-prize') in the Dutch language.

if not...there's 'no man overboard'.