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Viale Zorilor: L’inizio

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Maria Alampi
Written in Romanian by Andrei Crăciun
9 minutes read

Tăcerea vine prima (Silence comes first)

Tăcerea vine prima vorbeşte despre trauma unei familii contemporane şi despre blocajele de comunicare dintre mai multe generații de femei. Atunci când tăcerea se instalează într-o familie, toate comportamentele sunt creatoare de traume. Singura soluție pare să fie depășirea fricii și deschiderea rănilor.
Subiectul principal îl reprezintă relația complicată a Dorei, pe de o parte cu mama sa intruzivă și veșnic nemulțumită, pe de altă parte cu fiica adolescentă care începe să-și ceară dreptul la independență. Crescută într-o familie în care femeile și bărbații au fost dintotdeauna într-un raport de forță, copiii au acoperit goluri și dureri, fericirea personală n-a părut necesară, mamele au îmbătrânit urât, iar tații, în tăcere, Dora preferă fantasma realității. Într-un moment de curaj, ea intră într-o relație online cu Toma. Totuși, chiar și după ce ajunge la Braşov, acolo unde locuieşte bărbatul, spaima de a nu fi dezamăgită o face să se întoarcă acasă, fără ca întâlnirea să aibă loc. Când însă, Toma vine în București și o sună, Dora este nevoită să ia o decizie. Nu înainte de a rupe tăcerea şi a da cărţile pe faţă, într-o discuţie cu mama ei.

“Silence Comes First" explores the trauma within a contemporary family and the communication barriers between multiple generations of women. When silence takes root in a family, every behavior becomes a source of trauma. The only solution seems to be overcoming fear and confronting old wounds.
The central theme is on one hand Dora's complicated relationship with her intrusive and perpetually dissatisfied mother, and on the other the dynamic with her teenage daughter, who is beginning to assert her right to independence. Raised in a family where women and men were always engaged in a power struggle, where children filled voids and covered up pain, Dora searches for an escape. After a childhood where personal happiness seemed unnecessary, where mothers aged poorly, and fathers remained silent, Dora prefers the fantasy over reality. In a moment of courage, she enters an online relationship with Toma. However, even after she travels to Brașov, where Toma lives, her fear of disappointment drives her to return home without meeting him. But when Toma comes to Bucharest and calls her, Dora is forced to make a decision. However, she can only do that after breaking the silence and laying all the cards on the table in a conversation with her mother.

Written in Romanian by Ioana Maria Stăncescu
9 minutes read

L’inizio e la sua eternità

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Jessica Rostro Benigno
Written in Dutch by Corinne Heyrman
9 minutes read

Дарът

Каква следа оставяме?
На какво сме готови, за да постигнем целта си?
Какво бихме пожертвали, за да сме в мир със себе си?

Две двойки, чиито пътища не би трябвало да се пресекат – различно социално положение, образование, среда. Общото помежду им – мечтата за дете. Тя ги изправя един срещу друг в най-важната битка в живота им.

Written in Bulgarian by Nevena Mitropolitska
9 minutes read

Flores de loto que se cierran (cuando en ellas se entra) (Put percepcionera )

Translated from Serbian to Spanish by Miguel Alonso
Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić
8 minutes read

Omgekeerde opstandigheid

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Jan Willem Bos
Written in Romanian by Cătălin Pavel
12 minutes read

Jericho

Translated from Italian to Dutch by Sandra Verhulst
Written in Italian by Fabrizio Allione
10 minutes read

Wracając do domu

Translated from Italian to Polish by Mateusz Kłodecki
Written in Italian by Fabrizio Allione
7 minutes read

Generația-banană: despre viața dublă a unui chinez-neerlandez

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Mădălina Balea
Written in Dutch by Pete Wu
10 minutes read

Šťastný konec

Translated from Serbian to Czech by Markéta Chlebovská
Written in Serbian by Jasna Dimitrijević
8 minutes read

E OK

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Irina Kappelhof Costea
Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
7 minutes read

Szczęśliwe zakończenie

Translated from Serbian to Polish by Aleksandra Wojtaszek
Written in Serbian by Jasna Dimitrijević
7 minutes read

Revolta inversa

Translated from Romanian to Portugese by Simion Doru Cristea
Written in Romanian by Cătălin Pavel
9 minutes read

Meervoudig

Translated from Polish to Dutch by Małgosia Briefjes
Written in Polish by Barbara Woźniak
13 minutes read

ARRIVALS / GELIȘ (Medar)

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Lucija Janc Novak
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
6 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

De viltstift

Translated from Serbian to Dutch by Pavle Trkulja
Written in Serbian by Jasna Dimitrijević
8 minutes read

Nočem biti pes

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Nika Štrovs
Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
7 minutes read

Esmeralda

Translated from Portugese to Serbian by Tamina Šop
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
6 minutes read

Lotosovi cvetovi, ki se zapirajo (ko se vanje stopi) (Pot perceptorja)

Translated from Serbian to Slovenian by Natalija Milovanović
Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić
6 minutes read
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