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Sve sveri Poljske

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
7 minutes read

Nic o mnie nie wiesz

Translated from Italian to Polish by Amina Niepsuj-Wood
Written in Italian by Raffaele Cataldo
3 minutes read

Samochód ze starożytnej Grecji

Translated from Czech to Polish by Agata Wróbel
Written in Czech by Ondrej Macl
9 minutes read

Odrzucona

Translated from Italian to Polish by Amina Niepsuj-Wood
Written in Italian by Valeria Usala
8 minutes read

Unos meses más tarde

Translated from Slovenian to Spanish by Xavier Farré
Written in Slovenian by Andraž Rožman
11 minutes read

Di me non sai

Lucio falls in love with "the boy" even before meeting him: just watching him from the window of his office is enough for him to become almost obsessed. When they finally meet, he discovers that Davide is much younger than him (still studying), and that he is elusive, unreliable, and "cruel" in the way only twenty-year-olds can be cruel. For two months, Lucio and Davide have dinner together, have sex, go to the beach, and often sleep at Lucio's place. However, Davide does not fall in love. He continues to seek Lorenzo, the only man he (perhaps) truly loved, of whom he keeps only a pixelated photo on an old cellphone. Like many twenty-year-olds, he is also confused, wounded, and willing to nestle into the routine of always having a Coca-Cola ready for him in the refrigerator. "Di me non sai" tells the story of a relationship lived in an opposite, incompatible way, whose nature is revealed to the reader only as the novel progresses. Alternating the perspectives of the two protagonists in short, sometimes very short chapters, Raffaele Cataldo shows the misalignment of feelings and the painful consequences it can have, the slow pace of hot Apulian summers, and the obsessive loves (present and absent) that, like wild oat seeds, cling to hair, shoes, and clothes.
Written in Italian by Raffaele Cataldo
4 minutes read

Diário de Bordo de Um Último Dia

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Pedro Viegas
Written in Dutch by Lotte Lentes
9 minutes read

Przebłyski

Translated from Italian to Polish by Mateusz Kłodecki
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
6 minutes read

Diario de un último día

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Irene de la Torre
Written in Dutch by Lotte Lentes
9 minutes read

Er is nog land voorbij de Perekop

Translated from Ukranian to Dutch by Roman Nesterenco
Written in Ukranian by Anastasia Levkova
12 minutes read

Băiatul cu cap de pește

Translated from Czech to Romanian by Andrei Săndulescu
Written in Czech by Eliška Beranová
9 minutes read

Corridor (Peninsula)

‘Hij bracht zijn gezicht tot vlak bij het hare, sloot zijn ogen en voelde haar lippen meteen tegen de zijne duwen. Een oud lied weerklonk door de straten. Een tel lang hielden elektronen op met suizen, vergat het licht zijn schrikbarende snelheid. In een flits kan een wereld vernield worden. Misschien geldt het omgekeerde ook: een blik, enkele woorden kunnen jarenlang wachten, een lawine aan verdriet verzachten.’ Met elegantie en trefzekere taal schetst Lieven Stoefs in Peninsula een familieportret van vier generaties. Van een trillend been bij een allereerste ontmoeting op een autobus, naar een zoektocht die een halve eeuw later langs een Grieks schiereiland, voetbalvelden en fabrieken schuift. Op indrukwekkende wijze verschijnt een wereld waar liefde en wanhoop onafscheidelijk zijn. ‘Alleen de rimpelingen in het water zien we, nooit de inslag, de steen die het oppervlak raakt.’ Lieven Stoefs is ingenieur en schrijver. Hij groeide op in Griekenland. In zijn schrijven versmelt een wetenschappelijke blik met poëtische taal. Zijn kortverhalen verschenen onder meer in Kluger Hans en Op Ruwe Planken. Peninsula is zijn debuutroman.
Written in Dutch by Lieven Stoefs
7 minutes read

Eenrichtingsverkeer

Written in Dutch by Carmien Michels
9 minutes read

Maniobra

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

Nevíš o mně

Translated from Italian to Czech by Anna Kostková
Written in Italian by Raffaele Cataldo
3 minutes read

Bestie voi tutte dei campi

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Ilaria Garelli
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
8 minutes read

cihlové bloky

Translated from Spanish to Czech by Markéta Cubrová
Written in Spanish by Luis Díaz
7 minutes read

Koridor (Peninsula)

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Klára Němcová
Written in Dutch by Lieven Stoefs
7 minutes read

Krimski roman

Translated from Ukranian to Serbian by Dragana Vasilijević-Valent
Written in Ukranian by Anastasia Levkova
8 minutes read

Un pitido

Translated from Romanian to Spanish by Luciana Moisa
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
9 minutes read
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