Iarna

Translated from Ukranian to Romanian by Jessica Bilcec

Written in Ukranian by Eugenia Kuznetsova

5 minutes read

O Dilema do Guarda-Chuva Castanho Primeira Porta à Direita Nada

Translated from Romanian to Portugese by Simion Doru Cristea

Written in Romanian by Anna Kalimar

8 minutes read

Very Important Person

Translated from Slovenian to Serbian by Jelena Dedeić

Written in Slovenian by Andraž Rožman

9 minutes read

Žive ograde

Translated from Polish to Serbian by Milica Kozić

Written in Polish by Maria Karpińska

10 minutes read

Deník

Translated from Slovenian to Czech by Kateřina Honsová

Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel

8 minutes read

Very Important Person

Translated from Slovenian to Spanish by Xavier Farré

Written in Slovenian by Andraž Rožman

10 minutes read

Lotosovi cvetovi, ki se zapirajo (ko se vanje stopi) (Pot perceptorja)

Translated from Serbian to Slovenian by Natalija Milovanović

Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić

6 minutes read

Podul

Translated from Portugese to Romanian by Simina Popa

Written in Portugese by João Valente

9 minutes read

Diario

Translated from Slovenian to Italian by Lucia Gaja Scuteri

Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel

11 minutes read

Zítra

Translated from Portugese to Czech by Štěpánka Huláková

Written in Portugese by Patrícia Patriarca

7 minutes read

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

Translated from Romanian to Polish by Aleksander Podgórny

Written in Romanian by Paula Erizanu

6 minutes read

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

Lotosovi cvetovi koji se zatvaraju (kada se u njih uđe) (Put percepcionera)

„U ruci držite roman koji obiluje licima koja su delimično nestala, delimično (ne)stvarna, na marginama istinitosti. U hostelu Preko granice moguće je veđto spojeno i ujedinjeno sa nemogućim, ipak sve je izuzetno životno i materijalno, neknjiško. Lekićeva jezička izbrušenost i detaljistički pristup rubnim emocionalnim stanjima navodi preko granice očekivanja.“

Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić

6 minutes read

Meine Mutter hat Blumen gezüchtet (Uslovi nisu bitni)

Ljiljana D. Ćuk’s short prose dives into the depths of human emotion, exploring a strong sense of existential despair. With a direct and uncompromising style, Ćuk reveals the struggle to make peace with a world that feels broken, where every part of reality comes with an unsettling sense of disgust. Her writing gives readers a raw and intense experience, confronting the challenge of finding meaning in a universe that seems indifferent. "The short prose of Ljiljana D. Ćuk is not only exquisite literature, which it undoubtedly is, but also an expression of general despair, the torment of trying to come to terms with anything that exists, as everything existing is mostly seen and experienced as repulsive in itself." (Srdjan Srdić)

Written in Serbian by Ljiljana D. Ćuk

5 minutes read

O reencontro

Translated from Romanian to Portugese by Cristina Visan

Written in Romanian by Alexandru Potcoavă

9 minutes read

Lotusbloemen die sluiten (als je ze binnen gaat) (De weg van de waarnemer)

Translated from Serbian to Dutch by Lena van Tijen

Written in Serbian by Nikola Lekić

8 minutes read

Diário

Translated from Slovenian to Portugese by Barbara Jursic

Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel

10 minutes read

Cómo acabaremos siendo menos

Translated from Dutch to Spanish by Guillermo Briz

Written in Dutch by Rebekka de Wit

9 minutes read

Dnevnik

Written in Slovenian by Mirt Komel

9 minutes read

Il dilemma dell’ombrello marrone Prima porta a destra Niente

Translated from Romanian to Italian by Maria Alampi

Written in Romanian by Anna Kalimar

9 minutes read