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Овцете са цели

Translated from Ukrainian to Bulgarian by Dayana Gocova
Written in Ukrainian by Eugenia Kuznetsova
5 minutes read

Ta prežvečena kri

Translated from Italian to Slovenian by Zarja Lampret Prešeren
Written in Italian by Francesco Aloia
9 minutes read

Un pitido

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

Dnevi kot nenavadni simptomi

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Tina Jurman
Written in Dutch by Leonieke Baerwaldt
7 minutes read

Міральєси

Translated from Spanish to Ukrainian by Oleksandra Laktionova
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
7 minutes read

Uma bomba a iluminar a noite do Marão

Translated from Portugese to Polish by Gabriel Borowski
Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
7 minutes read

Meine Mutter hat Blumen gezüchtet (I presupposti non contano)

Translated from Serbian to Italian by Katarina Mitić
Written in Serbian by Ljiljana D. Ćuk
6 minutes read

Il sole quando cade

Translated from Dutch to Italian by Antonio De Sortis
Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
8 minutes read

Тежка вода

Translated from Slovenian to Bulgarian by Dimana Miteva
Written in Slovenian by Pia Prezelj
9 minutes read

Morana

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

Sraz

Translated from Romanian to Czech by Tereza Prymak
Written in Romanian by Alexandru Potcoavă
8 minutes read

De reünie

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Charlotte van Rooden
Written in Romanian by Alexandru Potcoavă
11 minutes read

Hučení

Translated from Romanian to Czech by Tereza Prymak
Written in Romanian by Lavinia Braniște
7 minutes read

Ciężka woda

Translated from Slovenian to Polish by Aleksandra Wójcik
Written in Slovenian by Pia Prezelj
8 minutes read

O arrendamento

Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
8 minutes read

Tăcerea vine prima (Silence comes first)

Tăcerea vine prima vorbeşte despre trauma unei familii contemporane şi despre blocajele de comunicare dintre mai multe generații de femei. Atunci când tăcerea se instalează într-o familie, toate comportamentele sunt creatoare de traume. Singura soluție pare să fie depășirea fricii și deschiderea rănilor. Subiectul principal îl reprezintă relația complicată a Dorei, pe de o parte cu mama sa intruzivă și veșnic nemulțumită, pe de altă parte cu fiica adolescentă care începe să-și ceară dreptul la independență. Crescută într-o familie în care femeile și bărbații au fost dintotdeauna într-un raport de forță, copiii au acoperit goluri și dureri, fericirea personală n-a părut necesară, mamele au îmbătrânit urât, iar tații, în tăcere, Dora preferă fantasma realității. Într-un moment de curaj, ea intră într-o relație online cu Toma. Totuși, chiar și după ce ajunge la Braşov, acolo unde locuieşte bărbatul, spaima de a nu fi dezamăgită o face să se întoarcă acasă, fără ca întâlnirea să aibă loc. Când însă, Toma vine în București și o sună, Dora este nevoită să ia o decizie. Nu înainte de a rupe tăcerea şi a da cărţile pe faţă, într-o discuţie cu mama ei. “Silence Comes First" explores the trauma within a contemporary family and the communication barriers between multiple generations of women. When silence takes root in a family, every behavior becomes a source of trauma. The only solution seems to be overcoming fear and confronting old wounds. The central theme is on one hand Dora's complicated relationship with her intrusive and perpetually dissatisfied mother, and on the other the dynamic with her teenage daughter, who is beginning to assert her right to independence. Raised in a family where women and men were always engaged in a power struggle, where children filled voids and covered up pain, Dora searches for an escape. After a childhood where personal happiness seemed unnecessary, where mothers aged poorly, and fathers remained silent, Dora prefers the fantasy over reality. In a moment of courage, she enters an online relationship with Toma. However, even after she travels to Brașov, where Toma lives, her fear of disappointment drives her to return home without meeting him. But when Toma comes to Bucharest and calls her, Dora is forced to make a decision. However, she can only do that after breaking the silence and laying all the cards on the table in a conversation with her mother.
Written in Romanian by Ioana Maria Stăncescu
9 minutes read

Pomarańczowe bloki

Translated from Spanish to Polish by Justyna Sterna
Written in Spanish by Luis Díaz
7 minutes read

Beleške o životu Fransis Donel

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić
Written in Spanish by Adriana Murad Konings
5 minutes read

Zwaar water

Translated from Slovenian to Dutch by Marieke Haenebalcke
Written in Slovenian by Pia Prezelj
10 minutes read

In The End (Koniec)

Metaphysical and blasphemous novel about the tragedy of war that never meets a clean end with a peace treaty. The war goes on, residing within its victims who carry it from one generation to the next. Malwina, an exceptionally sensitive girl, experiences her grandmother’s wartime memories in her dreams. This makes her exist in two parallel realities at once: the 1940s Eastern borderlands and Siberia along the 1990s Poland. Those realities seep and bleed through one another, making Malwina a catcher of her survivor grandmother’s dreams, or perhaps a dybbuk who gives voice to the dead. To Malwina, the war persists, haunting her day and night alike. Poignant and piercing, Koniec is an impressively well-crafted prose.
Written in Polish by Marta Hermanowicz
10 minutes read
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