Places in the Dark – Lidmila Kábrtová
Why bother being good when paradise was never promised?
Wickerwork – Christian Lehnert
Nature crafts its own metaphors
The Porno President – Bruna Kalil Othero
“Tits or ass?” Othero’s novel urges us to consider this question in today’s political landscape
The novel is a portrait of growing up and growing old, twin phenomena that run in the same direction yet seem somehow opposed
The Equestrian Turtle and Other Poems – César Moro
Through a surrealist style, the poet plunges us into the complexities of a homoerotic love and into the depths of his symbolism.
Fresh, Green Life — Sebastian Castillo
But whether or not the narrator evolves is irrelevant. It’s his daydreaming that propels the narrative and engages the reader. Not just because of long sentences, or languid interiority, but because the narrator actually reveals himself through his delusions.
A Prague Flâneur – Vítězslav Nezval
Prague surpasses its “practical necessity” and expands into a dynamic host for memories
We Are Green and Trembling – Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
Erauso is the stranger in this world and he, the conquistador, becomes a subject in the dominion of this new world
Ma makes the case that rénlún is insufficient for determining real, lived human relationships.
My Heavenly Favorite — Lucas Rijneveld
As a reader, to spend so much time with this man’s mind is troubling. Still, the rhythmical intensity of Rijneveld’s prose is so striking, the reader can’t help being captivated by this disturbed yet poetic man. As uncomfortable as it is to admit, there is pleasure in his company.