Confession of a Killing
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A short story from Bangladesh – translated from Bangla into English by Mohammad Shafiqul Islam
Still Today
Christoph Rütimann
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Zsuzsanna Gahse
Family trees are an endlessly interesting subject for many, but a look at the different language families is equally as informative
We were all sleeping
Basso Cannarsa
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Paul Lynch
In his Booker Prize-winning "Prophet Song", Paul Lynch succeeds in transforming our fragile political present into a bleak vision more relevant than many political treatises
Forgotten endings
Gillian Henry
What do we remember if not islands? In literature, film and real life too. And it's not only the narrative that matters.
Horror, comfort and hope
Cindy Nick
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Christoph Nick
More and more people fear that humanity is facing the collapse of civilization due to climate change and other crises. Some books can help us to better understand what may be in store for us
Every day, I leave behind a bird
Nora Rupp
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Souhaib Ayoub
A story about wounds of identity in Lebanon and in exile
On Not Reading Rizal
Private
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Caroline S. Hau
How Misunderstanding is Essential to the Longevity of Two Filipino Literary Masterpieces
Journey into the heart of a toxic relationship
Gustav Bergman / Rowohlt
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Lina Wolff
In "Der Teufelsgriff" (The Devil's Grip) Lina Wolff masterfully tells the story of an "amour fou" between a Swedish woman and an Italian man in Florence
Harare's New Literary Mecca
Mgcini Nyoni
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Kristian Carlson (Sweden), Lame Pusetso (South Africa), Philani A. Nyoni (Zimbabwe) @ Harare International Literature Festival 2024
The Harare International Literary Festival not only shakes hands with writers, poets, academics and a former spy. It also fills a gaping void
Unwanted misfortune
Tara Sosrowardoyo
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Tash Aw
Tash Aw's memoir "Strangers on a Pier" is an illuminating and touching document about the search for family and national identity in times of migration