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Alone With the World

Portraits of the struggle to find belonging in a world that feels unfamiliar

Morgen

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Finne Anthonissen
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
9 minutes read

Un ronzio

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Andreaa David
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
9 minutes read

Esmeralda

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Finne Anthonissen
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
7 minutes read

Văgăuna bondarilor Sau ce s-a întâmplat la Fundata în săptămâna abonamentului la schi

Translated from Slovenian to Romanian by Paula Braga Šimenc
Written in Slovenian by Agata Tomažič
10 minutes read

Toți pe lume frați noi suntem

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Irina Kappelhof Costea
Written in Dutch by Yelena Schmitz
8 minutes read

Usazenina

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Blanka Konečná
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read

O zumbido

Translated from Romanian to Portugese by Cristina Visan
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
8 minutes read

Hučení

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

Y lejanos dedos diez

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Irene de la Torre
Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
10 minutes read

Paréntesis

Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
7 minutes read

Všichni lidé bratry budou

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Veronika Horáčková
Written in Dutch by Yelena Schmitz
7 minutes read

Preparare un corpo

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Olga Amagliani
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
8 minutes read

Kamenac

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Bojana Budimir
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read

Ortensio

Translated from Italian to Portugese by Ana Cristino
Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
3 minutes read

Encuentracosas: 44 objetos (in)usuales de cerca y lejos

Como sugiere su subtítulo, el libro Encuentracosas contiene historias sobre 44 objetos de cerca y lejos. La curiosa y variada selección, ordenada temáticamente, incluye sorprendentes hallazgos de todo el mundo: Botas de Bután, losetas de Barcelona diseñadas por Gaudí, copas de vino del País Vasco, un broche en forma de corazón de Sarajevo, alpargatas de los Pirineos, escarabajos del antiguo Egipto, un cubo de basura de Nueva York, un trozo de tela naranja de los muelles flotantes del lago Iseo, una campana de dragón eslovena, un mapa de Berlín del Este y mucho más. Al narrar las historias de estos objetos concretos, Ekaterina Petrova cuenta en realidad las historias de los lugares de los que proceden —Kustendorf y Katmandú, Liubliana y Luisiana, Belvedere y Bilbao, Selcuk y Central Park—, situándolos al mismo tiempo en un contexto lingüístico, cultural, histórico, antropológico o geográfico más amplio. Los textos, una ingeniosa mezcla entre cuaderno de viaje, ensayo y relato corto, están cuidadosamente elaborados y repletos de curiosidades, pero refractados a través de la perspectiva subjetiva de la autora, así como de su biografía personal como viajera, traductora y encuentracosas. La maquetación del libro, realizada con el ojo estético de Lyuba Haleva, una de las ilustradoras búlgaras contemporáneas más destacadas, capta de forma espléndida y humorística el espíritu y el carácter de los relatos. De esta forma, el propio libro se convierte en un objeto bello, placentero y alegre, para leer y releer; un libro que poseer y regalar.
Translated from Bulgarian to Spanish by Marco Vidal
Written in Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova
10 minutes read

Parêntesis

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Matias Gomes
Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
7 minutes read

De hel

Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
8 minutes read

Sin título

Translated from Portugese to Spanish by Sara De Albornoz Domínguez
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
9 minutes read

Zujanje

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

Diccionario del preso

Translated from Italian to Spanish by Inés Sánchez Mesonero
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
7 minutes read
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