Albaanityttö Emine varttuu Jugoslavian maaseudulla, missä naisen paikka on kotona ja mies on perheen pää. Hänet naitetaan monipäiväisin juhlallisuuksin miehelle, jonka hän on tavannut vain kerran. Kun…
Diego salta desde un quinto piso y desde entonces esa imagen no deja de taladrarle la cabeza a su hermana: seis segundos y un cuerpo estrellándose contra el suelo. Es ella quien echa la vista atrás y …
Running away from home into an unfettered new existence within Japan's underground youth culture, eighteen-year-old Liu befriends the seductive, body-pierced Ama and mysterious tattoo artist Shiba, fr…
Set in postwar Switzerland, Fleur Jaeggy’s eerily beautiful novel begins simply and innocently enough: "At fourteen I was a boarder in a school in the Appenzell." But there is nothing truly simple or …
In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio José Bolívar seeks refuge in amorous novels. But tourists and opportunists are making inroads into the area, and the balance of nature is m…
