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Where the Wild Things Grow

Explore our connections with ecology, rituals, the cosmos, and the pressing climate challenges of our time

Głos Suliny

Translated from Dutch to Polish by Marta Talacha
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
8 minutes read

Copac monstru copil copac

Translated from Spanish to Romanian by Oana-Dana Balaş
Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
9 minutes read

Pes být nechci

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Blanka Konečná
Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
6 minutes read

Голос Суліни

Translated from Dutch to Ukrainian by Olga Bondarenko
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
6 minutes read

Het gaat over

Written in Dutch by Maud Vanhauwaert
8 minutes read

Ne želim da budem pas

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Bojana Budimir
Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
7 minutes read

Socavones

Grondwerk (2025) [«Socavones»] explora temas como el cambio climático, la acción colectiva y el intento de conseguir un mundo habitable mediante un lenguaje poético y sensorial. La protagonista, una rata topo desnuda, es enviada en una misión desde su colonia, en el Cuerno de África, a Bruselas. Mientras espera unas órdenes que no acaban de llegar, se empieza a interesar por las peculiaridades del Homo sapiens y comienza a cavar túneles en las entrañas de la capital europea. A medida que los agujeros se expanden por toda la ciudad, socavando la infraestructura política del corazón de Europa, una amistad entablada con una activista climática florece de una manera inesperada. Grondwerk fue recibida positivamente tanto por la prensa belga como por la neerlandesa y, en 2026, recibió el premio literario Boon Literatuurprijs a la mejor obra de ficción y de no ficción.
Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Pablo Martín Sánchez
Written in Dutch by Tijl Nuyts
10 minutes read

Pez plano

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Daniela Martín Hidalgo
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
8 minutes read

Bokoplavutarica

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Nika Štrovs
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
7 minutes read

Thuis in het ijs

Translated from Spanish to Dutch by Lies Doms
Written in Spanish by Montserrat Sánchez
9 minutes read

Bestie voi tutte dei campi

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Ilaria Garelli
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
8 minutes read

Nisem bila, vendar zdaj sem. Občutljiva na vsako spremembo vremena.

Translated from Serbian to Slovenian by Natalija Milovanović
Written in Serbian by Marija Pavlović
8 minutes read

Nu vreau să fiu un câine

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Alexa Stoicescu
Written in Dutch by Alma Mathijsen
8 minutes read

Albero mostro bambino albero

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Valeria Parlato
Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
9 minutes read

Ґрунтова робота

Translated from Dutch to Ukrainian by Olga Bondarenko
Written in Dutch by Tijl Nuyts
7 minutes read

Todos os bichos do campo

Translated from Spanish to Portugese by Miguel Martins
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
8 minutes read

Scavi

Grondwerk [Scavi] (2025) esplora il cambiamento climatico e l’azione collettiva, tentando di rendere il mondo abitabile attraverso un linguaggio poetico e sensoriale. Nel romanzo, una talpa senza pelo viene inviata in missione dalla sua colonia nel Corno d’Africa in una piazza di Bruxelles. In attesa di istruzioni che tardano ad arrivare, la talpa osserva gli strani comportamenti degli Homo sapiens e inizia a scavare gallerie nelle viscere della città. Mentre Bruxelles si apre in voragini che frammentano l’infrastruttura del cuore politico dell’Europa, l’incontro e la crescente amicizia con un attivista per il clima conducono a una svolta inaspettata. Grondwerk è stato candidato al premio letterario Boekenbon ed è stato accolto positivamente dalla stampa belga e olandese.
Translated from Dutch to Italian by Matilde Soliani
Written in Dutch by Tijl Nuyts
9 minutes read

Non lo ero, ma ora lo sono. Sensibile a ogni variazione atmosferica.

Translated from Serbian to Italian by Sara Latorre
Written in Serbian by Marija Pavlović
9 minutes read

Elogio Del Huracán

Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
4 minutes read

Sulinin glas

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Lucija Janc Novak
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
6 minutes read
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