The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and gaze out of the window. Women’s calves, men’s shoes, heels trodden down by the weight of bodies borne…
'Perhaps when Orwell described sheer egoism as a necessary quality for a writer, he was not thinking about the sheer egoism of a female writer. Even the most arrogant female writer has to work over ti…
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man at the top. But in the 21st century, that cartoon bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, auto…
While on a writer’s residency, a nameless narrator focuses on the color white to creatively channel her inner pain. Through lyrical, interconnected stories, she grapples with the tragedy that has haun…
Lapsi, jonka nimeksi tulee Johannes ja josta tulee isona kalastaja, syntyy. Vanha mies, joka on nimeltään Johannes ja ammatiltaan kalastaja, kuolee. Jon Fosse kuvaa hänelle ominaisella, melodisella ki…
Everyone has their rough nights, but things have clearly taken a turn for the surreal when Angel, a young photographer, finds a group of drunken teenagers in the courtyard of his apartment building, t…
Há pouco tempo, compreendi que o romance é impossível. Para revelar uma vida sujeita à necessidade, não tenho o direito de começar por tomar o partido da arte, nem de tentar fazer algo de «apaixonante…
