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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Os Meus Sentimentos Cardoso, Dulce Maria

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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 ...

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Orizzonte mobile Del Giudice, Daniele

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Die Süße des Lebens Hochgatterer, Paulus

 

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