Măi, fetelor (It’s Both Heaven and Hell Here. Moldova: a Century of Lived History)

There are few places across Europe which have had the tumultuous story of Moldova in the 20th and 21st centuries. My greatgrandmother, for instance, spent most of her life in the same village while living in four different countries: she was born in the Russian Empire, went to school in Romania, resisted collectivisation and eventually gave in during the Soviet era, and got retired in the independent Republic of Moldova. I share her story in this book, as well as stories of other people with different backgrounds I interviewed, in an effort to create a polyphonic view of Moldova’s recent history. Chronologically, the book starts with the 1903 infamous Chisinau pogrom and it ends with the 2022 refugee crisis caused by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Geographically, the stories are rooted in Moldova but they cover the whole world thanks to the processes of migration that characterised all of the communities described in this book — Jewish, Roma, Armenian, Moldovan, Ukrainian, Russian etc. — at different points during history.

Written in Romanian by Paula Erizanu

7 minutes read

Beg (Matematika zločina)

Translated from Czech to Slovenian by Aleš Belšak

Written in Czech by Magdalena Sodomková

9 minutes read

Nec mergitur

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Irene de la Torre

Written in Dutch by Simone Atangana Bekono

8 minutes read

Vezi

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Ariela Herček

Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels

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O reencontro

Translated from Romanian to Portugese by Cristina Visan

Written in Romanian by Alexandru Potcoavă

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Păsări care cântă viitorul

Translated from Spanish to Romanian by Silvia Alexandra Ștefan

Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano

4 minutes read

Sín titulo

Translated from Portugese to Spanish by Sara De Albornoz Domínguez

Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa

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Oduvek smo živele u ovom selu

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić

Written in Spanish by Aixa De la Cruz Regúlez

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La evolución de una muela

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Daniela Martín Hidalgo

Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen

9 minutes read

Sin título

Translated from Portugese to Spanish by Sara De Albornoz Domínguez

Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca

9 minutes read

Tri!

Translated from Czech to Slovenian by Aleš Belšak

Written in Czech by Anna Luňáková

7 minutes read

Оранжевите блокове

Translated from Spanish to Bulgarian by Ivana Peneva

Written in Spanish by Luis Díaz

8 minutes read

Bubblegum Blues

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Cătălina Oșlobanu

Written in Dutch by Carmien Michels

5 minutes read

Árvore Monstro Menino Árvore

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Matias Gomes

Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres

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Bilo je nekoč na Krimu

Translated from Ukranian to Slovenian by Rina Pleteršek

Written in Ukranian by Anastasia Levkova

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Abbiamo sempre vissuto in questo paese

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Ilaria Garelli

Written in Spanish by Aixa De la Cruz Regúlez

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TRE!

Translated from Czech to Italian by Marco Maria Baù

Written in Czech by Anna Luňáková

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Elogio do Furacão

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Miguel Martins

Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano

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Trzy!

Translated from Czech to Polish by Paulina Zając

Written in Czech by Anna Luňáková

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Poslové příštích dní

Translated from Spanish to Czech by Martina Kutková

Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano

4 minutes read