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 (Aus dem Kroat. von Alida Bremer)
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 ...
Kvėpavimas į marmurą Černiauskaitė, Laura Sintija
Writing is Breathing None of the words can be deleted in a work of good prose, just like in good poetry. I really appreciate authors who realize and acknowledge this maxim. Unfortunately, ...
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 ...
LÓD Dukaj, Jacek
Altering history: There was no Great War. In 1924, Poland is still under the reign of Russia. Benedykt Gierosławski, talented mathematician, but also compulsive gambler has been sent to the ...
I skuggan av ett brott Henschen, Helena
Helena Henschen's novel I skuggan av ett brott ( The Shadow of a Crime , 2004) is an outstanding debut about a family tragedy. Henschen skillfully brings together fact and fiction in a ...
Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy) Rankov, Pavol
Pavol Rankov is one of the most successful contemporary Slovak prose writers. He has published three books of psychological tales with magical plots and surprise endings, of which several have ...
Innsirkling Tiller, Carl Frode
With his three novels The Slope (2001), Minor Characters (2003) and Encirclement (2007), Carl Frode Tiller has established himself among the new generation of Norwegian writers as one of the ...
Longshore Drift Gillece, Karen
Karen Gillece is a writer of immense promise, whose work has been marked by great artistic development in a relatively short period of time. Her novels display insight into the realms of ...
Kommunista Monte Cristo Szécsi, Noémi
Besides being a historical novel and a saga of a family, Kommunista Monte Cristo ( Communist Monte Cristo ), published in 2006, is an artistic interpretation of the history of communist idea in ...
