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Ourselves and Others

Explore identity and connection through the body, family dynamics and self-reflection

Niti

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Aleksandar Đokanović
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
7 minutes read

Všechna polní i lesní zvěř

Translated from Spanish to Czech by Martina Kutková
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
6 minutes read

Pássaros que cantam o futuro

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Miguel Martins
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
5 minutes read

L’inizio e la sua eternità

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Jessica Rostro Benigno
Written in Dutch by Corinne Heyrman
9 minutes read

Narandžaste zgrade

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Irena Selaković
Written in Spanish by Luis Díaz
8 minutes read

Гласът на Сулина

Translated from Dutch to Bulgarian by Elissaveta Manolova Maciel
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
7 minutes read

De verloochende

Translated from Italian to Dutch by Leine Meeus
Written in Italian by Valeria Usala
10 minutes read

Ode aan de orkaan

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Joep Harmsen
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
4 minutes read

Wszystkie zwierzęta polne

Translated from Spanish to Polish by Katarzyna Górska
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
7 minutes read

De bananengeneratie: over het dubbelleven van Chinese Nederlanders van nu

Pete Wu is een banaan. Althans, zo noemt zijn moeder hem liefkozend: ‘geel van buiten en wit vanbinnen’. Hij is een tweede generatie Chinese Nederlander, die midden in de Nederlandse samenleving staat. Toch wordt Pete ongewild herinnerd aan zijn anders-zijn. Door mensen die hem vragen waar hij nou écht vandaan komt. Of anders wel door de gemiddelde carnavalshit, Meneer Cheung uit Ik hou van Holland, of Gordon: ‘Wat ga je zingen? Nummer 39 met rijst?’ In De bananengeneratie gaat Pete in gesprek met ‘mede bananen’ die net als hij worstelen met hun Chinese Nederlanderschap. Hij praat met hen over generatieclashes, daten, discriminatie en eenzaamheid. En over het gevecht om jezelf te mogen zijn – bevrijd van clichés.

Written in Dutch by Pete Wu
9 minutes read

De levenden

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Heleen Oomen
Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
8 minutes read

Tri!

Translated from Czech to Serbian by Jelena Đorđević
Written in Czech by Anna Luňáková
7 minutes read

ciudad fragmentada

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Beatriz Jiménez
Written in Dutch by Hanan Faour
9 minutes read

Jerycho

Translated from Italian to Polish by Mateusz Kłodecki
Written in Italian by Fabrizio Allione
7 minutes read

Началото и неговата безкрайност

Translated from Dutch to Bulgarian by Elena Dimitrova
Written in Dutch by Corinne Heyrman
9 minutes read

Evolucija umnjaka

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Bojana Budimir
Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
7 minutes read

PISK

Translated from Polish to Romanian by Sabra Daici
Written in Polish by Aleksandra Lipczak
10 minutes read

Čistilna naprava

Translated from Czech to Slovenian by Vesna Dragar
Written in Czech by Anna Háblová
9 minutes read

El Corredor (Península)

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Pablo Martín Sánchez
Written in Dutch by Lieven Stoefs
8 minutes read

Meine Mutter hat Blumen gezüchtet (Uslovi nisu bitni)

Ljiljana D. Ćuk’s short prose dives into the depths of human emotion, exploring a strong sense of existential despair. With a direct and uncompromising style, Ćuk reveals the struggle to make peace with a world that feels broken, where every part of reality comes with an unsettling sense of disgust. Her writing gives readers a raw and intense experience, confronting the challenge of finding meaning in a universe that seems indifferent.

"The short prose of Ljiljana D. Ćuk is not only exquisite literature, which it undoubtedly is, but also an expression of general despair, the torment of trying to come to terms with anything that exists, as everything existing is mostly seen and experienced as repulsive in itself." (Srdjan Srdić)

Written in Serbian by Ljiljana D. Ćuk
5 minutes read
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