The unique Amsterdam city-break guide - for the real flavour of Amsterdam From Ian McEwan, Simon Schama and Deborah Moggach to Cees Nooteboom, Harry Mulisch and John Irving and over sixty other exciting writers, including the cream of translated Dutch writing and new voices. city-pick Amsterdam is co-edited by well-known Dutch writer and journalist Victor Schiferli, with an introduction by award-winning translator Sam Garrett. The opening of the London-Amsterdam fast rail line now makes this beautiful and fascinating city as accessible as Paris for everyone travelling from the UK.