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Korytarz (Peninsula)

Translated from Dutch to Polish by Anna Opara
Written in Dutch by Lieven Stoefs
7 minutes read

Ortensio

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

A evolução de um dente do siso

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Lut Caenen
Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
9 minutes read

I Miralles

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Martino Gandi
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
9 minutes read

Apartotel

Translated from Italian to Spanish by Paula Caballero
Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
10 minutes read

Een afhankelijkheidsverklaring

Written in Dutch by Rebekka de Wit
8 minutes read

Residence

Translated from Italian to Portugese by Ana Cristino
Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
9 minutes read

De metro

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Jan Willem Bos
Written in Romanian by Cătălin Pavel
9 minutes read

Árvore Monstro Menino Árvore

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Matias Gomes
Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
9 minutes read

По шинама

Translated from Bulgarian to Serbian by Nikolina Đorđević
Written in Bulgarian by Nevena Mitropolitska
9 minutes read

Sín titulo

Translated from Portugese to Spanish by Sara De Albornoz Domínguez
Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
8 minutes read

Kamenac

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Bojana Budimir
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read

Lieto fine

Translated from Serbian to Italian by Sara Latorre
Written in Serbian by Jasna Dimitrijević
9 minutes read

Un roman despre Crimeea

Translated from Ukranian to Romanian by Jessica Bilcec
Written in Ukranian by Anastasia Levkova
9 minutes read

Tăcerea vine prima (Silence comes first)

Tăcerea vine prima vorbeşte despre trauma unei familii contemporane şi despre blocajele de comunicare dintre mai multe generații de femei. Atunci când tăcerea se instalează într-o familie, toate comportamentele sunt creatoare de traume. Singura soluție pare să fie depășirea fricii și deschiderea rănilor.
Subiectul principal îl reprezintă relația complicată a Dorei, pe de o parte cu mama sa intruzivă și veșnic nemulțumită, pe de altă parte cu fiica adolescentă care începe să-și ceară dreptul la independență. Crescută într-o familie în care femeile și bărbații au fost dintotdeauna într-un raport de forță, copiii au acoperit goluri și dureri, fericirea personală n-a părut necesară, mamele au îmbătrânit urât, iar tații, în tăcere, Dora preferă fantasma realității. Într-un moment de curaj, ea intră într-o relație online cu Toma. Totuși, chiar și după ce ajunge la Braşov, acolo unde locuieşte bărbatul, spaima de a nu fi dezamăgită o face să se întoarcă acasă, fără ca întâlnirea să aibă loc. Când însă, Toma vine în București și o sună, Dora este nevoită să ia o decizie. Nu înainte de a rupe tăcerea şi a da cărţile pe faţă, într-o discuţie cu mama ei.

“Silence Comes First" explores the trauma within a contemporary family and the communication barriers between multiple generations of women. When silence takes root in a family, every behavior becomes a source of trauma. The only solution seems to be overcoming fear and confronting old wounds.
The central theme is on one hand Dora's complicated relationship with her intrusive and perpetually dissatisfied mother, and on the other the dynamic with her teenage daughter, who is beginning to assert her right to independence. Raised in a family where women and men were always engaged in a power struggle, where children filled voids and covered up pain, Dora searches for an escape. After a childhood where personal happiness seemed unnecessary, where mothers aged poorly, and fathers remained silent, Dora prefers the fantasy over reality. In a moment of courage, she enters an online relationship with Toma. However, even after she travels to Brașov, where Toma lives, her fear of disappointment drives her to return home without meeting him. But when Toma comes to Bucharest and calls her, Dora is forced to make a decision. However, she can only do that after breaking the silence and laying all the cards on the table in a conversation with her mother.

Written in Romanian by Ioana Maria Stăncescu
9 minutes read

Per non vederti

Translated from Portugese to Italian by Francesca Leotta
Written in Portugese by Valério Romão
10 minutes read

Chiclete Blues

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Xénon Cruz
Written in Dutch by Carmien Michels
9 minutes read

Monsterboom Boomjongen

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

Todos os bichos do campo

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Miguel Martins
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
8 minutes read

Portrét

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Veronika Horáčková
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
6 minutes read
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