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Mâine

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

Het begin en zijn oneindigheid

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Jana Živkić
Written in Dutch by Corinne Heyrman
9 minutes read

ARRIVALS / GELIȘ (Mâncătorul de miere)

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Andreea Bălteanu
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
7 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

Calcan

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Alexa Stoicescu
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
8 minutes read

Glosariusz osadzonego

Translated from Italian to Polish by Mateusz Kłodecki
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
6 minutes read

Een lichaam opzetten

Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
8 minutes read

Iadul

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

Помаранчеві блоки

Translated from Spanish to Ukranian by Oleksandra Laktionova
Written in Spanish by Luis Díaz
7 minutes read

Toți pe lume frați noi suntem

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Irina Kappelhof Costea
Written in Dutch by Yelena Schmitz
8 minutes read

De denkbeeldige werelden van Edgar Kaos

Translated from Slovenian to Dutch by Marieke Haenebalcke
Written in Slovenian by Julija Lukovnjak
12 minutes read

Preparirano telo

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Bojana Budimir
Written in Dutch by Nikki Dekker
7 minutes read

Residence

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

Het begin en zijn oneindigheid

Op hoge leeftijd is Marcel met een depressie in een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis beland, waar zijn kleindochter jaren eerder ook verbleef, op de afdeling eetstoornissen. Ze komt hem dikwijls opzoeken en bespreekt haar vragen in een radiodocumentaire. In hoeverre kies je zelf wie je bent? Wat is een Verward Persoon? Hoe erfelijk is ontregeling, en wat is de oorzaak ervan? Wanneer begint herstel en belangrijker, wanneer eindigt het? Corinne Heyrman vertelt het verhaal van de grootvader, zijn kleindochter, familieleden en andere patiënten in het ziekenhuis, waarmee ze de complexiteit en de vele gezichtspunten van psychische kwetsbaarheid vol verbeeldingskracht en inlevingsvermogen ontleedt.
Written in Dutch by Corinne Heyrman
9 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

wypychanie ciała

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

Esmeralda

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

парченца град (schervenstad)

Translated from Dutch to Bulgarian by Elena Dimitrova
Written in Dutch by Hanan Faour
8 minutes read

ПРИСТИГАЩИ / GELIȘ (Медояди)

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

Viața e a mea (This Life is Mine)

Roman scris sub formă de policier, Viaţa e a mea descrie relaţiile dintre trei femei de provenienţă socială diferită: Angela Pop, galeristă (şi proaspătă mamă), Greta Roth, poliţist la Omucideri şi Carla [Razia], lucrătoare sexuală. Suferind de depresie postnatală, Angela resimte acut nevoia de control, nevoie care ia forma, finalmente, a unei instalaţii pe care protagonista o concepe, cu titlul „Viaţa e a mea”, dedicată fiicei sale, Eliza, şi surorii sale, Raisa. În planul ei intră Carla, pe care o întâlneşte întâmplător în una dintre ieşirile în oraş, şi un fost coleg de facultate, jurnalistul Lazăr Mitrea. Carla este, însă, şi iubita – pentru o scurtă perioadă de timp – a Gretei, poliţista desemnată să investigheze moartea suspectă a Angelei Pop. Diversele linii narative se ţes în jurul acestei dileme: este moartea Angelei omucidere sau sinucidere? Dacă este crimă, cine este vinovatul? Sunt mai mulţi complici? Suspecţii cazului devin toţi apropiaţii „victimei”. Suspiciunea şi tensiunea, narativă şi între personaje, se menţine până la final, când aflăm că Angela Pop instrumentase toate relaţiile pentru a-şi duce la bun sfârşit planul: instalaţia-manifest. Dorinţa de sinucidere şi semnele degradării psihice ale personajului sunt presărate de-a lungul romanului, însă ele nu duc direct la concluzia că aceasta ar fi fost opţiunea Angelei, aşa încât dilema crimă-sinucidere se menţine până la finalul cărţii. Viaţa e a mea deconstruieşte stereotipurile şi prejudecăţi legate de familie, de gen, de sexualitate sau de tulburări psihice. Romanul se încheie, astfel, cu un manifest care invită la reflecţie, acceptare, înţelegere şi empatie.
Written in Romanian by Emilia Faur
8 minutes read
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