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Plugging the leak

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A Story from India - translated from Gujarati into English by Aban Mukherji and Tulsi Vatsal

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The Foreigner's Widow

Julien Salinas

Iman Humaydan

A story from Lebanon - translated from Arabic into German by Hartmut Fähndrich

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The Trans-Siberian Railway

Bernd Böhner

A story from Germany

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Ron Rash's modern version of Romeo and Juliet, "The Caretaker", about an America in the time of the Korean War, shows both tenderly and mercilessly that the present-day divisions in the USA have always been there

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Of course, I am ashamed

Hartwig Klappert

Taqi Akhlaqi

In traditional Afghan society, shame has an almost state-supporting function, but in the Afghan diaspora it finds new, no less dramatic ways of expressing itself

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A little fear is not quite enough after all

Julianne Leikanger

Alexander Kielland Krag's book for young people "Nur ein wenig Angst" (Just a little fear) deals with an important topic with which those affected can easily identify - but there’s scope for a little more daring

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Sometimes clouds obscure the view

Lenthe

Fabian Lenthe

Fabian Lenthe's poetry collection "Streichhölzer" (Matches) is a fresh take on established and much-prized contemporary poetry, and well worth reading

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Nothing is certain: anytime, anywhere

Julia Cimafiejeva / Voland & Quist

Alhierd Bacharevič

Alhierd Bacharevič's novel "Dogs of Europe" is a kaleidoscope, a hall of mirrors, a rollercoaster, an almost hallucinogenic fantasy. In short: an extraordinary reading experience!