The Project
Stanice tajga Hůlová, Petra
To begin with, I have to admit that I found the photo on this book a bit confusing. The word “Taiga” in the title of Petra Hůlová’s novel is written with a small “t” (in Czech, only ...
Kalda Popović, Edo
Turbulent times lead to turbulent lives – and literature, which attempts to capture this turbulence. That is what the Croatian author Edo Popović’s novel, “Kalda”, is all about. The ...
Ungefähre Landschaft Stamm, Peter
Ungefähre Landschaft ( Unformed Landscape , translated by Michael Hofmann in 2005) was Swiss writer Peter Stamm’s second novel. First published in 2001 it tells the fascinating story of a ...
Ich reiß mir eine Wimper aus und stech dich damit tot. Winkler, Josef
Anthemic Prose Since Natura morta (2001), Roppongi (2007) and certainly since his new anthemic prose work, no-one in Austrian literature has been able to hold a candle to Büchner Prize winner ...
Hundezeiten Trojanow, Ilija
The situation is dire. There is no hope. This is how Ilija Trojanow describes life in Bulgaria in his reportage “Hundezeiten”. A country, more especially, his own homeland is utterly destitute ...
Nebe pod Berlínem Rudiš, Jaroslav
First published in 2002, Jaroslav Rudiš’ debut book Nebe pod Berlínem (The Sky under Berlin) is a very refreshing piece of literature and was an immediate success. It received the Orten ...
