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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

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

Translated from Romanian to Czech by Klára Našincová
Written in Romanian by Paula Erizanu
6 minutes read

Oduvek smo živele u ovom selu

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić
Written in Spanish by Aixa De la Cruz Regúlez
4 minutes read

Iskreno, draga, baš me briga

Translated from Czech to Serbian by Uroš Nikolić
Written in Czech by Lucie Faulerová
7 minutes read

ARRIVALS / GELIȘ (Mielero)

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Pablo Martín Sánchez
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
7 minutes read

Lotosové květy, které se zavírají (když se do nich vstoupí) (Cesta recepčního)

Translated from Serbian to Czech by Věra Böhmová
Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić
6 minutes read

Fire

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Irina Kappelhof Costea
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
8 minutes read

ПРИСТИГАЩИ / GELIȘ (Медояди)

Translated from Dutch to Bulgarian by Elissaveta Manolova Maciel
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
7 minutes read

Miraljesovi

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Irena Selaković
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
8 minutes read

PŘÍLETY / GELİŞ (Medosavka)

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Klára Němcová
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
6 minutes read

Un pitido

Translated from Romanian to Spanish by Luciana Moisa
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
9 minutes read

W domu

Translated from Dutch to Polish by Olga Niziołek
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
6 minutes read

Jurnalul unei portugheze în Angola

Translated from Portugese to Romanian by Iolanda Vasile
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
8 minutes read

Cerul să fie senin

Translated from Spanish to Romanian by Oana-Dana Balaş
Written in Spanish by Matías Candeira
6 minutes read

Alameda Zorilor: el comienzo

Translated from Romanian to Spanish by Corina Oproae
Written in Romanian by Andrei Crăciun
9 minutes read

Poszukiwaczka rzeczy: 44 (nie)zwyczajnе przedmioty z bliska i z daleka

Tak jak sugeruje podtytuł, książka Poszukiwaczka rzeczy przedstawia historie 44 przedmiotów z bliska i z daleka. W środku znajdziemy zaskakujące, różnorodne i uporządkowane tematycznie znaleziska z całego świata: buty z Bhutanu, płytki chodnikowe z Barcelony według projektu Gaudiego, szklanki do wina z kraju Basków, broszkę w kształcie serca z Sarajewa, espadryle z Pirenejów, skarabeusze ze Starożytnego Egiptu, pudełko ze śmieciami z Nowego Jorku, kawałek pomarańczowego materiału „Dryfujących pomostów” z jeziora Iseo, słoweńskiego dzwoniącego smoka, mapę Wschodniego Berlina i wiele innych. Opowiadając historie konkretnych przedmiotów, Ekaterina Petrowa w rzeczywistości opowiada o miejscach, z których one pochodzą – o Küstendorfie i Katmandu, o Lublanie i Luizjanie, o Belwederze i Bilbao, o Selçuku i Central Parku – jednocześnie umieszcza je w szerszym językowym, kulturowym, historycznym, antropologicznym i geograficznym kontekście. Teksty są pomysłową mieszanką dzienników podróży, esejów i opowiadań, uważnie przeanalizowane i poprzetykane ciekawostkami, ale przełamane subiektywnym spojrzeniem autorki, jak i jej osobistą biografią podróżniczki, tłumaczki i poszukiwaczki rzeczy. Artystycznie skomponowana przez Ljubę Chalewą, jedną z najsłynniejszych bułgarskich ilustratorek, szata graficzna książki w cudowny i pełen poczucia humoru sposób oddaje ducha i nastrój historii. Dzięki temu sama książka również staje się pięknym i niosącym przyjemność przedmiotem – do czytania i powracania, do posiadania i obdarowywania.

Translated from Bulgarian to Polish by Zofia Kręc
Written in Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova
8 minutes read

Thuis

Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read

Sulinin glas

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Tamara Britka
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
7 minutes read

Bilo je nekoč na Krimu

Translated from Ukranian to Slovenian by Rina Pleteršek
Written in Ukranian by Anastasia Levkova
9 minutes read

Hlas Suliny

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Klára Němcová
Written in Dutch by Anneleen Van Offel
6 minutes read
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