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Alone With the World

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

Jak vycpat tělo

Translated from Dutch to Czech by Blanka Konečná
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
7 minutes read

Dingenzoeker: 44 (on)gewone objecten van dichtbij en veraf

Verhalen over verrassende vondsten uit de hele wereld: laarzen uit Bhutan, stoeptegels uit Barcelona naar ontwerp van Gaudí, wijnglazen uit Baskenland, een broche uit Sarajevo, espadrilles uit de Pyreneeën, scarabeeën uit het oude Egypte, een doos met afval uit New York, een kaart van Oost-Berlijn, en nog veel meer. Ekaterina Petrova vertelt over de plaatsen waar ze vandaan komen en geeft ze een bredere culturele, historische en antropologische context. Haar persoonlijke ervaringen als reiziger, vertaler en non-fictieschrijver klinken er steevast in door. De vormgeving, door een van Bulgarijes opmerkelijkste hedendaagse illustratoren, geeft op prachtige en humoristische wijze de sfeer van de teksten weer. Een boek om te lezen en te herlezen, om te hebben en om weg te geven.
Translated from Bulgarian to Dutch by Justin Van Heddegem
Written in Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova
9 minutes read

Residence

Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
9 minutes read

Portret

Translated from Dutch to Polish by Ewa Dynarowicz
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
5 minutes read

Cerul să fie senin

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

Het portret

Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
7 minutes read

wypychanie ciała

Translated from Dutch to Polish by Olga Niziołek
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
7 minutes read

Calcar

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Alexa Stoicescu
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
8 minutes read

O retrato

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Lut Caenen
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
7 minutes read

Un vuiet

Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
8 minutes read

Calcário

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Lut Caenen
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
8 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

Strâmbi

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

Vězňův slovník

Translated from Italian to Czech by Monika Štefková
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
6 minutes read

Residence

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

Uma vida a meio

Translated from Dutch to Portugese by Lut Caenen
Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
8 minutes read

Píditel: 44 (ne)obyčejných věcí z blízka i z daleka

Translated from Bulgarian to Czech by Jitka Zárubová
Written in Bulgarian by Ekaterina Petrova
8 minutes read

Distorti

Translated from Spanish to Italian by Valeria Parlato
Written in Spanish by Matías Candeira
7 minutes read

Kod kuće

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

Gevangeniswoordenboek

Translated from Italian to Dutch by Sandra Verhulst
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
7 minutes read
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