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Măi, fetelor (It’s Both Heaven and Hell Here. Moldova: a Century of Lived History)

There are few places across Europe which have had the tumultuous story of Moldova in the 20th and 21st centuries. My greatgrandmother, for instance, spent most of her life in the same village while living in four different countries: she was born in the Russian Empire, went to school in Romania, resisted collectivisation and eventually gave in during the Soviet era, and got retired in the independent Republic of Moldova. I share her story in this book, as well as stories of other people with different backgrounds I interviewed, in an effort to create a polyphonic view of Moldova’s recent history. Chronologically, the book starts with the 1903 infamous Chisinau pogrom and it ends with the 2022 refugee crisis caused by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Geographically, the stories are rooted in Moldova but they cover the whole world thanks to the processes of migration that characterised all of the communities described in this book — Jewish, Roma, Armenian, Moldovan, Ukrainian, Russian etc. — at different points during history.

Written in Romanian by Paula Erizanu
7 minutes read

Ach, meiden (It’s Both Heaven and Hell Here. Moldova: a Century of Lived History)

Translated from Romanian to Dutch by Charlotte van Rooden
Written in Romanian by Paula Erizanu
8 minutes read

Het gaat over

Written in Dutch by Maud Vanhauwaert
8 minutes read

Miraljesovi

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Irena Selaković
Written in Spanish by Kike Cherta
8 minutes read

Sín titulo

Translated from Portugese to Spanish by Sara De Albornoz Domínguez
Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
8 minutes read

Pronájem

Translated from Portugese to Czech by Štěpánka Huláková
Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
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

L’Affitto

Translated from Portugese to Italian by Elisa Rossi
Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
8 minutes read

Trilogija lutajućeg pola

Translated from Romanian to Serbian by Simona Popov
Written in Romanian by Cristina Vremes
8 minutes read

Oh, ragazze (It’s Both Heaven and Hell Here. Moldova: a Century of Lived History)

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Barbara Pavetto
Written in Romanian by Paula Erizanu
8 minutes read

Cátedra o cómo hacer nata montada

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Irene de la Torre
Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
8 minutes read

En Verre Vingers Tien

Written in Dutch by Joost Oomen
9 minutes read

ARRIVALS / GELIȘ (Mielero)

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Pablo Martín Sánchez
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
7 minutes read

ARRIVALS / GELIȘ (Medar)

Translated from Dutch to Slovenian by Lucija Janc Novak
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
6 minutes read

ARRIVALS / GELIȘ (Medojed)

Translated from Dutch to Serbian by Tamara Britka
Written in Dutch by Tülin Erkan
7 minutes read

Podul

Translated from Portugese to Romanian by Simina Popa
Written in Portugese by João Valente
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

Pohvala Uraganu

Translated from Spanish to Serbian by Ljubica Trošić
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Morellón Mariano
3 minutes read

O arrendamento

Written in Portugese by Daniela Costa
8 minutes read

De brug

Translated from Portugese to Dutch by Anne Lopes Michielsen
Written in Portugese by João Valente
10 minutes read
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