With a thirty-year delay, on 25th August 2015 the Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo signed four agreements in Brussels, as part of the Brussels negotiations on normalization of the relationship between Belgrade and Pristina. Namely, the following agreements were signed – on Association of Serbi
Translated by Hugh Aplin Published by Alma Classics One of the great achievements of twentieth-century Russian émigré literature, Dark Avenues – translated here for the first time into English in its entirety – took Bunin’s poetic mastery of language to new heights. Written between 1938 and
Translated by Hugh Aplin Published by Alma Classics Inspired by real events and centring on the figure of Pelageya Vlasova – the “mother” of the title – and her son Pavel, Gorky’s masterpiece describes the brutal life of ordinary Russian factory workers in the years leading to the 1905 Rev
“Leave the place that is not good for you. Those who are leaving are right to do so. And they will regret it, just like those who are staying.” (Endre Kukorelly) These months, Europe is experiencing the biggest wave of migrants since World War II. In Hungary, the issue exploded in the hot summer
Translated from Chinese by Brendan O’Kane. Published by Comma Press (26 November 2015) A letter-writing campaign goes awry when a law is passed that only allows people to walk the streets at night, if they maintain a squatting position at all times… A town is overrun with cockroaches; d
‘No one will agree with your short list.’ I’m packing up books and notes to head to the judges meeting for the Arts Foundation Literary Translation Prize 2016. Peirene has stopped working and is watching me. ‘Why not?’ I put on my coat and grab my handbag. ‘Because you used the wrong cri
