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Apocalyptic visionary leaves a chilling mark
Despite his advanced age and fragile health, the greatest contemporary Hungarian writer is far from saying farewell
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The stories history leaves behind
Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich in her novel 'Last Witnesses' gives voice to those who experienced the Second World War as children
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‘Russian is my mother tongue’
Andrey Kurkov, one of Ukraine’s most renowned Russian-language writers, talks about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, his career, and his new books
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The savage reality behind tradition
In her novel 'A Woman Is No Man', Etaf Rum exposes arranged marriages, violence, and the lives of women trapped by tradition
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A rich tapestry of memory and time
In Miljenko Jergović’s '1983: Novelistic Maneuvers', a single year marks the boundary between innocence and a world that would vanish forever
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Interview
Karakaš: I was to be a priest or an officer
Damir Karakaš spent two years on the front line defending his native village in a HOS uniform. We spoke with him about his novel 'Sunčanik'
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The Ustaše swore to fight, then they fled
Boris Rašeta and Goran Gavranović reconstruct the escape of the Ustaša leadership and the birth of the new Yugoslavia in their book 'Eight Days in May'
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Cold Feet
In 'Cold Feet', Francesca Melandri masterfully interweaves the Russian invasion of Ukraine with World War II and the legacy of fascism. Returning to her father's notes on the retreat of Italian soldiers from Ukraine, she writes a powerful meditation on silence, guilt, and family memory, reminding us that peace is the historical responsibility of every generation.
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Dius
'Dius' by Stefan Hertmans is a novel about friendship, art, and the search for beauty. When art student Dius offers Professor Anton unconditional loyalty, a relationship begins that will change them both forever. A refined and touching story about creativity, transience, and the encounters that shape our lives.
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Subjugate the Earth
'Subjugate the Earth: The Beginning and End of Human Domination of Nature' by Philipp Blom is a book about the relationship between humanity and nature, technological progress, and the climate crisis. Through the history of mythology, theology, and philosophy, Blom traces the idea of man as the ruler of the Earth and calls for a re-examination of the legacy that has brought us to the brink of catastrophe.
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The stories history leaves behind
Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich in her novel 'Last Witnesses' gives voice to those who experienced the Second World War as children
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Joy beneath the dullness of repression
Antoni Libera’s 'Madame' follows a young man’s fascination with his French teacher while exploring youth, love, art and everyday life in communist Poland
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‘Russian is my mother tongue’
Andrey Kurkov, one of Ukraine’s most renowned Russian-language writers, talks about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, his career, and his new books
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Interview
‘Vladimir Putin is a salesman of...
Acclaimed Russian writer in exile Sergei Lebedev on Putin, the war in Ukraine, and how the Kremlin uses fear to exert control over Europe
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