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In The End (Koniec)
Metaphysical and blasphemous novel about the tragedy of war that never meets a clean end with a peace treaty. The war goes on, residing within its victims who carry it from one generation to the next.
Malwina, an exceptionally sensitive girl, experiences her grandmother’s wartime memories in her dreams. This makes her exist in two parallel realities at once: the 1940s Eastern borderlands and Siberia along the 1990s Poland. Those realities seep and bleed through one another, making Malwina a catcher of her survivor grandmother’s dreams, or perhaps a dybbuk who gives voice to the dead. To Malwina, the war persists, haunting her day and night alike. Poignant and piercing, Koniec is an impressively well-crafted prose.
Written in Polish by Marta Hermanowicz
10 minutes read
črepinjasto mesto
Translated from
Dutch
to
Slovenian
by Tina Jurman
Written in Dutch by Hanan Faour
7 minutes read
Všechna láska ze spálené fotografie
Všechna láska ze spálené fotografie cílí na vztah tří generací žen, které vnímají svět vzájemně neslučitelným způsobem. Rodina a její křehká rovnováha jsou narušeny náhlou hospitalizací nejstarší z nich. Paralyzující obavy nabývají konkrétních obrysů v blízkosti nevyhnutelné smrti. Na povrch vyplouvají jejich obranné mechanismy – hlavně způsoby, jimiž každá z nich parazituje na životě té druhé ve jménu povinnosti a mateřské lásky. Leia, která se nachází uprostřed této linie, je tou, která zaznamenává proměny, třídí realitu, snaží se ji přepsat a dát jí smysl; tou, která neustále vyjednává vlastní identitu v pokusu odhalit, kým je mimo roli dcery a matky, a nalézt cestu k bezpečnému přístavu. (Eli Bădică, editor)
Translated from
Romanian
to
Czech
by Klára Našincová
Written in Romanian by Maria Orban
8 minutes read
Op de sporen
Translated from
Bulgarian
to
Dutch
by Justin Van Heddegem
Written in Bulgarian by Nevena Mitropolitska
12 minutes read
Osad z kamienia
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Dutch
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Polish
by Olga Niziołek
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read
Bintje
De rijzige appartementsblokken van de provinciestad, jaren negentig. Bintje groeit op in een verscheurd gezin. Haar Congolese vader is een fanatiek religieuze man, een aan lagerwal geraakte schrijver die geen werk vindt en overdag aan zijn memoires werkt. Hoe gedesillusioneerder hij raakt, hoe meer hij naar de fles grijpt en hoe agressiever hij thuis wordt. Desondanks adoreert Bintje haar vader en probeert ze hem op het juiste pad te houden. Als het echter duidelijk wordt dat hij niet te redden valt, verbreekt ze alle contact.
Dertig jaar later is Bintje in hetzelfde bedje ziek. Gescheiden en vervreemd van haar zoon, woont ze nog altijd in de intussen verloederde blokken en worstelt ze met haar eigen verslavingen. Haar job als leerkracht biedt enige houvast, tot ze ook op school de controle verliest en wordt gedwongen haar jeugdtrauma’s onder ogen te zien.
Written in Dutch by Tuly Salumu
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
Een gelukkig einde
Translated from
Serbian
to
Dutch
by Pavle Trkulja
Written in Serbian by Jasna Dimitrijević
10 minutes read