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Alone With the World

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

El infierno

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Carmen Clavero Fernández
Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
8 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

De hel

Written in Dutch by Aya Sabi
8 minutes read

Esmeralda

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Finne Anthonissen
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
7 minutes read

Cerul să fie senin

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

Paranteză

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

Calcar

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

Ortensio

Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
3 minutes read

Apartotel

Translated from Italian to Spanish by Paula Caballero
Written in Italian by Maurizio Amendola
10 minutes read

Calcário

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

Presiune

Translated from Portugese to Romanian by Iolanda Vasile
Written in Portugese by Luis Brito
6 minutes read

Bučanje

Translated from Romanian to Slovenian by Lara Potočnik
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
8 minutes read

A ranhura do zangão

Translated from Slovenian to Portugese by Barbara Jursic
Written in Slovenian by Agata Tomažič
10 minutes read

Jutro

Translated from Portugese to Polish by Gabriel Borowski
Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca
7 minutes read

Het communisme gezien door de allerkleinsten

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Jan Willem Bos
Written in Romanian by Andrei Crăciun
8 minutes read

Dicionário do Recluso

Translated from Italian to Portugese by Vasco Gato
Written in Italian by Sara Micello
7 minutes read

Portret

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

Een suizen

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Charlotte van Rooden
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
10 minutes read

Il ritratto

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Francesco Panzeri
Written in Dutch by Hannah Roels
6 minutes read

Zece degete în depărtare

Translated from Dutch to Romanian by Cătălina Oșlobanu
Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
9 minutes read
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