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Translated from Serbian to Dutch by Pavle Trkulja
Written in Serbian by Marija Pavlović
10 minutes read

Wyrok

Two scoundrels were ordered to execute a snitch. Wandering through the mountains and villages, they are hunted by their past. A dreamlike parable set in a brutal world with characters grasped by their own fear.
Written in Polish by Ishbel Szatrawska
7 minutes read

Nemmeno un minuto Portasar

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Maria Alampi
Written in Romanian by Cătălin Pavel
9 minutes read

Familia Miralles

Translated from Spanish to Romanian by Ilinca Gângă
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
9 minutes read

Elogio dell’uragano

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Ilaria Garelli
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
4 minutes read

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Written in Serbian by Marija Pavlović
8 minutes read

Viața e a mea (This Life is Mine)

Roman scris sub formă de policier, Viaţa e a mea descrie relaţiile dintre trei femei de provenienţă socială diferită: Angela Pop, galeristă (şi proaspătă mamă), Greta Roth, poliţist la Omucideri şi Carla [Razia], lucrătoare sexuală. Suferind de depresie postnatală, Angela resimte acut nevoia de control, nevoie care ia forma, finalmente, a unei instalaţii pe care protagonista o concepe, cu titlul „Viaţa e a mea”, dedicată fiicei sale, Eliza, şi surorii sale, Raisa. În planul ei intră Carla, pe care o întâlneşte întâmplător în una dintre ieşirile în oraş, şi un fost coleg de facultate, jurnalistul Lazăr Mitrea. Carla este, însă, şi iubita – pentru o scurtă perioadă de timp – a Gretei, poliţista desemnată să investigheze moartea suspectă a Angelei Pop. Diversele linii narative se ţes în jurul acestei dileme: este moartea Angelei omucidere sau sinucidere? Dacă este crimă, cine este vinovatul? Sunt mai mulţi complici? Suspecţii cazului devin toţi apropiaţii „victimei”. Suspiciunea şi tensiunea, narativă şi între personaje, se menţine până la final, când aflăm că Angela Pop instrumentase toate relaţiile pentru a-şi duce la bun sfârşit planul: instalaţia-manifest. Dorinţa de sinucidere şi semnele degradării psihice ale personajului sunt presărate de-a lungul romanului, însă ele nu duc direct la concluzia că aceasta ar fi fost opţiunea Angelei, aşa încât dilema crimă-sinucidere se menţine până la finalul cărţii. Viaţa e a mea deconstruieşte stereotipurile şi prejudecăţi legate de familie, de gen, de sexualitate sau de tulburări psihice. Romanul se încheie, astfel, cu un manifest care invită la reflecţie, acceptare, înţelegere şi empatie.
Written in Romanian by Emilia Faur
8 minutes read

La rinnegata

A story of three generations of women, their courage and search for independence in the face of superstition and prejudice, in the spirit of Natalia Ginzburg and Elena Ferrante. In this striking debut, based on a true story, Valeria Usala bears witness to an age-old story of violence against women and takes us into the heart of rural Sardinia, where superstitions and cruelty coexist with the joys and companionship of a tight-knit community. Teresa runs a shop and a tavern. But not even the family she has created with the man she loves can protect her from the malicious gossip of jealous locals, who are threatened by her independence. Her own mother, Maria, was made an outcast, and now Teresa is in turn forsaken by the villagers. Will she pay for her success with her life? Is she like a character in Greek tragedy, whose destiny is inevitable? A story that gives voice to the forgotten women of Sardinia—and to the one of women everywhere.
Written in Italian by Valeria Usala
10 minutes read

Miraljesovi

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Irena Selaković
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
8 minutes read

Wyspa

Written in Polish by Urszula Jabłońska
8 minutes read

Odrzucona

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

Un angelo

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Maria Alampi
Written in Romanian by Anna Kalimar
10 minutes read

Pohvala Uraganu

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
3 minutes read

Deník

Translated from Slovenian to Czech by Kateřina Honsová
Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel
8 minutes read

Diário

Translated from Slovenian to Portugese by Barbara Jursic
Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel
10 minutes read

De familie Miralles

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Lies Doms
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
9 minutes read

Zaklinanie węży w gorące wieczory

Opowieść o młodej kobiecie, która wędruje przez surrealistyczną Warszawę w podartej sukni ślubnej. Jest umazana złotą farbą, zamiast torebki trzyma butelkę wina, a w gorsecie chowa skradziony przedmiot. Powrót do domu utrudniają jej apokaliptyczny upał i chmura czarnego dymu, która zmierza nad miasto. Osoby, które spotyka po drodze, zaskakują nawet bardziej niż pogoda w stolicy. Ambroży chce stworzyć arcydzieło, choć brakuje mu talentu. Ramona zajmuje się dłońmi klientek kompleksowo: robi manicure i wróży z ręki. Stefan zapewnia, że jest albinosem – a przynajmniej jedna z części jego ciała jest. Rozmowy z nimi stanowią pretekst, by opowiedzieć o sobie i swoich doświadczeniach. A może raczej: o osobie, w którą się teraz wciela, bo prawdziwe imię bohaterki do końca pozostaje tajemnicą. Znamy jedynie jej pseudonim – to jako cam girl Violet Love występuje przed mężczyznami, którzy płacą jej za spełnianie ich fantazji, nie tylko seksualnych. “Jestem zaskoczona tym debiutem: Żarów napisała książkę skomplikowaną, zagmatwaną i bardzo zmysłową, w której każde zdanie jest przemyślane i potrzebne. Rozsypaną przez autorkę w „Zaklinaniu węży…” układankę można złożyć z powrotem w niezbyt przyjemny obrazek - być może, w duchu Davida Lyncha, nie wszystkie elementy wskoczą gładko na miejsce, być może zostanie nam w dłoni portret ubranego na czarno człowieka z podmiejskiego przystanku albo kawałek potłuczonego lusterka. Ale przez labirynt tej opowieści biegnie nić, pomagająca odnaleźć sens. Trzeba podążać za kategorią spojrzenia i władzy. Kto jest silniejszy? Osoba, która patrzy, czy ta, która dla spojrzenia performuje?” Olga Wróbel
Written in Polish by Małgorzata Żarów
8 minutes read

Zatajena

Translated from Italian to Slovenian by Zarja Lampret Prešeren
Written in Italian by Valeria Usala
9 minutes read

Insula

Translated from Polish to Romanian by Sabra Daici
Written in Polish by Urszula Jabłońska
9 minutes read

Diário da Vida

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