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Nec mergitur

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Irene de la Torre
Written in Dutch by Simone Atangana Bekono
8 minutes read

Ta przeżuta krew

Translated from Italian to Polish by Amina Niepsuj-Wood
Written in Italian by Francesco Aloia
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

Diário da Vida

Translated from Serbian to Portugese by Ilija Stevanovski
Written in Serbian by Marija Pavlović
10 minutes read

Sonia se hlásí

Translated from Romanian to Czech by Tereza Prymak
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
5 minutes read

Corridoio (Peninsula)

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Matilde Soliani
Written in Dutch by Lieven Stoefs
8 minutes read

Težka voda

V svetu, ki ga naseljujejo Ida, Marta, Tone in Lojze, na vrtovih gnijejo paradižniki, na nočnih omaricah ždijo nagačeni zajci, krave pa je treba slej kot prej ustreliti med oči. Nič čudnega, če na blatni zemlji komu usodno spodrsne ali pa mu glavo spešta kakšno drevo; Gospod vendarle daje in jemlje, povrh vsega pa še odpušča.

V romanu Težka voda, svojstveni anatomiji krivde, ki prelamlja s tradicijo slovenske povesti, se drobci iz življenja starejše protagonistke Ide med posledicami zamolčane preteklosti in neizživete prihodnosti postopoma sestavljajo v okrušeno celoto. Ta v ekspresivnem, dovršenem slogu razkriva predvsem bridko resnico o prepletenosti življenj znotraj manjše vaške skupnosti, kjer se vse zdi na dlani, pa vendar skrivnost rojeva nove skrivnosti.

Written in Slovenian by Pia Prezelj
9 minutes read

Три!

Translated from Czech to Bulgarian by Katerina Stoyanova
Written in Czech by Anna Luňáková
7 minutes read

Dingenzoeker: 44 (on)gewone objecten van dichtbij en veraf

Verhalen over verrassende vondsten uit de hele wereld: laarzen uit Bhutan, stoeptegels uit Barcelona naar ontwerp van Gaudí, wijnglazen uit Baskenland, een broche uit Sarajevo, espadrilles uit de Pyreneeën, scarabeeën uit het oude Egypte, een doos met afval uit New York, een kaart van Oost-Berlijn, en nog veel meer. Ekaterina Petrova vertelt over de plaatsen waar ze vandaan komen en geeft ze een bredere culturele, historische en antropologische context. Haar persoonlijke ervaringen als reiziger, vertaler en non-fictieschrijver klinken er steevast in door. De vormgeving, door een van Bulgarijes opmerkelijkste hedendaagse illustratoren, geeft op prachtige en humoristische wijze de sfeer van de teksten weer. Een boek om te lezen en te herlezen, om te hebben en om weg te geven.

Translated from Bulgarian to Dutch by Justin Van Heddegem
Written in Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova
9 minutes read

Семейство Миралес

Translated from Spanish to Bulgarian by Ivana Peneva
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
8 minutes read

Žive meje

Translated from Polish to Slovenian by Sara Hočevar Mucić
Written in Polish by Maria Karpińska
10 minutes read

Píditel: 44 (ne)obyčejných věcí z blízka i z daleka

Translated from Bulgarian to Czech by Jitka Zárubová
Written in Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova
8 minutes read

Три!

Translated from Czech to Ukranian by Olha-Anastasiia Futoran
Written in Czech by Anna Luňáková
7 minutes read

Ovce so cele

Translated from Ukranian to Slovenian by Rina Pleteršek
Written in Ukranian by Eugenia Kuznetsova
5 minutes read

Un’automobile dell’antica Grecia

Translated from Czech to Italian by Elena Zuccolo
Written in Czech by Ondrej Macl
12 minutes read

Reuniunea

Written in Romanian by Alexandru Potcoavă
9 minutes read

Sonja podiže ruku

Translated from Romanian to Serbian by Simona Popov
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
5 minutes read

Sonia steekt haar hand op

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Charlotte van Rooden
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
7 minutes read

Cathedra sau cum se face frișca

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Cătălina Oșlobanu
Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
9 minutes read

Un automobil din Grecia antică

Translated from Czech to Romanian by Mircea Dan Duță
Written in Czech by Ondrej Macl
11 minutes read
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