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La generazione banana: sulla doppia vita dei cinesi dei Paesi Bassi oggi

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Jessica Rostro Benigno
Written in Dutch by Pete Wu
9 minutes read

Het portret

Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
7 minutes read

Je to v pořádku

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

Sulinin glas

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Tamara Britka
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
7 minutes read

Questo sangue masticato

In his debut novel, Francesco Aloia comes to terms with the past and his family, keeping his grandmother Ada's teachings firmly in mind. After leaving home and finding his own path, he returns to the places of his childhood during a summer and confronts a particularly "overbearing" grandfather, Tanino 'e Bastimento, a man of honor who, after a couple of murders and many years in prison, after challenging a Camorra boss, now must face one final duel "in absentia"—this time with his grandson.
Written in Italian by Francesco Aloia
10 minutes read

Hou je stil

“Een verdwijning van een van ons haalt het nieuws niet, omdat het geen nieuws is. De rest van de wereld denkt niet aan je – niet als ze jouw coke snuiven, niet als ze de kleding dragen die jij maakte, niet als ze je hun land uitzetten.” Dit is het verhaal over de uit Mexico gevluchte Alex, een teruggetrokken jongen die stage loopt op een Nederlandse universiteit en probeert te redden wat er te redden valt. Om te leven moet hij praten, om te overleven juist niet. Hou je stil is een meeslepende roman over dichte grenzen en grenzeloze moed, over de kracht van taal en het troebele onderscheid tussen daders en slachtoffers. Alle personages in dit boek zijn verzonnen. De feiten niet. Het boek is gebaseerd op jarenlang onderzoek en verhalen van mensen met ervaring met vluchten of uitgezet worden, mensen werkzaam in asielrecht, docenten van verschillende (Mexicaanse) universiteiten, traumapsychologen, mensenrechtenactivisten, journalisten, ondergedoken mensen, en slachtoffers en daders van kartel/bendegeweld. Het verhaal schijnt licht op de impact van (internationale) overheden op individuen alsook op drugs gerelateerd en seksueel geweld. Ook legt dit aangrijpende verhaal de complexe relatie bloot tussen ‘drugslanden’ zoals Mexico en Europa: een continent dat haar grenzen steeds meer optrekt voor asielzoekers en tegelijkertijd een grote cocaïnedoorvoerder en – gebruiker is.
Written in Dutch by Marjolein Visser
9 minutes read

Bárbaros no Império Romano

Translated from Italian to Portugese by Ana Cristino
Written in Italian by Fabio Guidetti
8 minutes read

Anche se non puoi vederne che una goccia

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Antonio De Sortis
Written in Dutch by Rebekka de Wit
9 minutes read

Very Important Person

Translated from Slovenian to Polish by Joanna Borowy
Written in Slovenian by Andraž Rožman
8 minutes read

Om je maar niet te zien

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Anne Lopes Michielsen
Written in Portugese by Valério Romão
11 minutes read

Promeniti zamisao

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić
Written in Spanish by Aixa De la Cruz Regúlez
6 minutes read

Banánová generace: o dvojím životě současných čínských Nizozemců

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Barbora Genserová
Written in Dutch by Pete Wu
8 minutes read

Exodul mieilor (The Exodus of The Lambs)

Ficțiunea istorică „Exodul mieilor” pornește de la urmările masacrului comis asupra unei comunități din vestul României, imediat după semnarea Dictatului de la Viena, în anul 1940. Începutul celui de-Al Doilea Război Mondial îi găsește pe Domnica și pe frații Romi și Miculuș la castelul familiei Teleki, acolo unde muncesc ca servitori. Imediat ce află că satul lor a fost atacat, ei pornesc la drum pentru a-și salva mama. Doar că singura cale de scăpare de trupele horthyste înarmate este rețeaua de tuneluri subterane săpate între cetățile Transilvaniei (la începutul cărții există o hartă a acestei rețele), în care refugiații români își caută familiile și calea spre libertate. În Subtărâm au loc confruntări de tot felul, pentru că nu toate galeriile au fost finalizate, proviziile din cămări lipsesc, iar o iscoadă trimisă de maghiari strecoară la interior un sac cu dinamită. În paralel cu drama refugiaților se împletește și povestea de dragoste dintre Romi și Domnica, care se rătăcesc unul de celălalt. Domnica rămâne ostatică într-un cătun locuit de un grup de spioni ruși, în timp ce Romi e urmărit de fiul contelui Teleki și de soldații acestuia. „Exodul mieilor” nu este doar o poveste alertă despre drumuri și hotare, ci și genul de roman care deschide dialoguri pe teme precum exilul, memoria colectivă și drepturile femeilor, îndemnându-ne la final să ne întrebăm: ce preț suntem dispuși să plătim pentru libertate și ce moștenire alegem să lăsăm generațiilor viitoare?
Written in Romanian by Irina Georgescu Groza
11 minutes read

Dům v Haifě

Translated from Slovenian to Czech by Kateřina Honsová
Written in Slovenian by Andraž Rožman
8 minutes read

Banana generacija (De bananengeneratie: over het dubbelleven van Chinese Nederlanders van nu)

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Tina Jurman
Written in Dutch by Pete Wu
8 minutes read

Perguntem ao Relâmpago

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

Unos meses más tarde

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

Miraljesovi

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

Wszystkie windy sprowadzą do parteru (Woda do oglądani)

Translated from Bulgarian to Polish by Zofia Kręc
Written in Bulgarian by Gergana Galabova
7 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
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