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Alone With the World
Portraits of the struggle to find belonging in a world that feels unfamiliar
Slovar obsojenca
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Italian
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Slovenian
by Martin Kastelic
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
6 minutes read
Vězňův slovník
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Italian
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Czech
by Monika Štefková
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
6 minutes read
Hommeldal, of wat er is gebeurd in Strmičnik in de looptijd van een weekpasje
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Slovenian
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Dutch
by Staša Pavlović
Written in Slovenian by Agata Tomažič
10 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
Čmrljev žleb
Written in Slovenian by Agata Tomažič
10 minutes read
Presiune
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Portugese
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Romanian
by Iolanda Vasile
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
6 minutes read
Distorti
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Spanish
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Italian
by Valeria Parlato
Written in Spanish by Matías Candeira
7 minutes read
Mâine
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Portugese
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Romanian
by Iolanda Vasile
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
8 minutes read
Grondwerk
Grondwerk [Groundwork] (2025) explores climate change, collective action and attempts to make the world habitable in poetic and sensory language. In the novel, a naked mole-rat is sent on a mission from her colony in the Horn of Africa to a square in Brussels. Waiting for a briefing that fails to arrive, she observes the curious ways of the homo sapiens and starts digging tunnels in Brussels’ underbelly. As sinkholes grow all over the city – fragmenting the infrastructure of the political heart of Europe – a meeting and growing friendship with a climate activist produces an unexpected twist. Grondwerk was shortlisted for the Boekenbon Literatuurprijs and very positively reviewed in the Belgian and Dutch press.
Written in Dutch by Tijl Nuyts
9 minutes read
Sve dobre barbike
“Sve dobre barbike” je roman o Vanji, milenijalki koja puni trideset godina i shvata da u njenom životu ništa nije kako je mislila da će biti. Nije postala poznata umetnica, već je scenaristkinja jeftinih sapunica, nema decu, nije u ljubavnoj vezi, anksiozna je preko svake mere i odnosi sa članovima porodice joj nisu baš najbolji. Kada joj se na vratima stana pojavi bivša devojka sa bebom, Vanja je uprkos činjenici da joj je Svetlana slomila srce, pušta da ostane kod nje neko vreme. To je navede da preispita svoj život. Rastrzana između želje da radi ono što voli i uspe da preživi u Beogradu danas, Vanja shvata da mora nešto da promeni. Ishitreno daje otkaz na sapunici koju piše, a istovremeno je gazda izbacuje iz stana da bi uselio bračni par iz Rusije od koga može da dobije mnogo veću kiriju. Svetlana odlazi, iznova je napušta, a Vanja ostaje sama i odjednom se oseća kao da je iznova devojčica koja ne može da se brine o sebi. Dok pakuje stvari, slučajno prospe ključalu vodu po svojoj nozi i napravi ozbiljnu opekotinu. A onda se zapita - da li je zaista bilo slučajno? Ne znajući šta da radi, Vanja se vraća da živi kod majke, u mali grad nadomak Beograda, a tamo je čeka sve ono od čega je pobegla.
Written in Serbian by Katarina Mitrović
10 minutes read
Zítra
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Portugese
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Czech
by Štěpánka Huláková
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
7 minutes read
Parenthese
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Spanish
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Dutch
by Heleen Oomen
Written in Spanish by Mariana Torres
8 minutes read
Residence
Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
9 minutes read
Srpny
Kam až jsme schopni kvůli tomu druhému zajít?
Daniela vyrůstá v rodině, kde ji místo lidí objímají úzkosti. Ty přicházejí s podivnou pravidelností — každý srpen. Slunečné dny pro ni nejsou příjemné, nýbrž bolestivé. Když pak na univerzitě potká Štěpána, myslí si, že svým nepříjemným létům konečně unikne. Netuší však, že téhle minulosti se utéct nedá.
Jakub Stanjura v románu originálním způsobem otevírá závažné téma gaslightingu — zvláštní formy manipulace, která v oběti vyvolává pochybnosti o vlastní racionalitě, paměti i celkovém vnímání reality.
Written in Czech by Jakub Stanjura
8 minutes read
Calcare
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Dutch
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Italian
by Olga Amagliani
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
8 minutes read
Dicionário do Recluso
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Italian
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Portugese
by Vasco Gato
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
7 minutes read
Portret
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Dutch
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Polish
by Ewa Dynarowicz
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
5 minutes read
Kamenac
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Dutch
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Serbian
by Bojana Budimir
Written in Dutch by Lisa Weeda
7 minutes read
El retrato
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Dutch
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Spanish
by Carmen Clavero Fernández
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
7 minutes read
De hel
Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
8 minutes read