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Alone With the World

Portraits of the struggle to find belonging in a world that feels unfamiliar

Residence

Translated from Italian to Dutch by Lies Lavrijsen
Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
11 minutes read

Zajtrk prvakinj

Zajtrk prvakinj je knjižni prvenec Liu Zakrajšek, v katerem se s protagonistko odpravljamo na tri različna študentska delovna mesta: v kinematograf, kulturni dom in knjigarno. Ko ne obiskuje predavanj ali dela, preživlja čas v majhni in zatohli podstrešni sobici stanovanja, ki si ga deli z impulzivno in kaotično Vesno ter organizirano in resno Pio. Njihova dinamika se skozi poglavja bolj ali manj dramatično gradi in spet ruši, vse to pa se dogaja na ozadju širših bivanjskih kriz, ki jih doživlja mlajša generacija, ki bo šele vstopila na trg dela – od prekarnosti in previsokih cen nepremičnin do vedno hujše razredne segregacije, osamljenosti in slabega mentalnega zdravja. Mlade osebe v romanu, ki naj bi torej razmišljale o svojih sanjah in prihodnosti, se lahko ukvarjajo kvečjemu s tem, kako zaslužiti za naslednjo najemnino. Roman, ki si navdih za naslov izposoja pri Kurtu Vonnegutu, je subtilna satira sodobnega časa, ki jo nujno potrebujemo.
Written in Slovenian by Liu Zakrajšek
9 minutes read

wypychanie ciała

Translated from Dutch to Polish by Olga Niziołek
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
7 minutes read

Poloviční život

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Veronika Horáčková
Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
7 minutes read

Torcidos

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Matias Gomes
Written in Spanish by Matías Candeira
7 minutes read

Il comunismo visto dai bambini molto piccoli

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Maria Alampi
Written in Romanian by Andrei Crăciun
7 minutes read

Esmeralda

Translated from Portugese to Spanish by Sara De Albornoz Domínguez
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
7 minutes read

Esmeralda

Translated from Portugese to Slovenian by Maruša Fakin
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
3 minutes read

Dagen als vreemde symptomen

Sisyphus doolt door de hel met een lege rolstoel en weet niet precies wat ze daar te zoeken heeft, behalve dat ze haar dochter, die meervoudig beperkt is, moet ophalen uit het dagcentrum. Een missie die telkens mislukt, waarna ze teleurgesteld terugkeert naar de aftandse benedenwoning van een zonderling appartementencomplex. Wanneer haar hospita schijnbaar uit het niets een praatje met haar aanknoopt, begint ze zich plotseling dingen te herinneren. Dagen als vreemde symptomen is een gevecht tegen de verveling, een zoektocht naar de grenzen van het moederschap, van hoop en radeloosheid, van leven en dood.
Written in Dutch by Leonieke Baerwaldt
9 minutes read

Doma

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Nika Štrovs
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
6 minutes read

Empalhar um corpo

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Lut Caenen
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
9 minutes read

Laat het opklaren

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Heleen Oomen
Written in Spanish by Matías Candeira
7 minutes read

Esmeralda, Presja, presja

Translated from Portugese to Polish by Gabriel Borowski
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
6 minutes read

Que el cielo quede despejado

Written in Spanish by Matías Candeira
6 minutes read

Grondwerk

Grondwerk [Groundwork] (2025) explores climate change, collective action and attempts to make the world habitable in poetic and sensory language. In the novel, a naked mole-rat is sent on a mission from her colony in the Horn of Africa to a square in Brussels. Waiting for a briefing that fails to arrive, she observes the curious ways of the homo sapiens and starts digging tunnels in Brussels’ underbelly. As sinkholes grow all over the city – fragmenting the infrastructure of the political heart of Europe – a meeting and growing friendship with a climate activist produces an unexpected twist. Grondwerk was shortlisted for the Boekenbon Literatuurprijs and very positively reviewed in the Belgian and Dutch press.
Written in Dutch by Tijl Nuyts
9 minutes read

Kalk

Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
8 minutes read

A casa

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Olga Amagliani
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read

Alle mensen worden broeders

Written in Dutch by Yelena Schmitz
8 minutes read

Zítra

Translated from Portugese to Czech by Štěpánka Huláková
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
7 minutes read

Sve dobre barbike

“Sve dobre barbike” je roman o Vanji, milenijalki koja puni trideset godina i shvata da u njenom životu ništa nije kako je mislila da će biti. Nije postala poznata umetnica, već je scenaristkinja jeftinih sapunica, nema decu, nije u ljubavnoj vezi, anksiozna je preko svake mere i odnosi sa članovima porodice joj nisu baš najbolji. Kada joj se na vratima stana pojavi bivša devojka sa bebom, Vanja je uprkos činjenici da joj je Svetlana slomila srce, pušta da ostane kod nje neko vreme. To je navede da preispita svoj život. Rastrzana između želje da radi ono što voli i uspe da preživi u Beogradu danas, Vanja shvata da mora nešto da promeni. Ishitreno daje otkaz na sapunici koju piše, a istovremeno je gazda izbacuje iz stana da bi uselio bračni par iz Rusije od koga može da dobije mnogo veću kiriju. Svetlana odlazi, iznova je napušta, a Vanja ostaje sama i odjednom se oseća kao da je iznova devojčica koja ne može da se brine o sebi. Dok pakuje stvari, slučajno prospe ključalu vodu po svojoj nozi i napravi ozbiljnu opekotinu. A onda se zapita - da li je zaista bilo slučajno? Ne znajući šta da radi, Vanja se vraća da živi kod majke, u mali grad nadomak Beograda, a tamo je čeka sve ono od čega je pobegla.
Written in Serbian by Katarina Mitrović
10 minutes read
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