The Visitor
“As far as she was concerned, “The Visitor†was an old, irrelevant, and uninteresting story with nothing to say about her own time or her own needs.” Story of the Week (August 18), by Alzo David-West.
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The Lighter
“She just wanted to change the world, and she truly believed that good always prevails.” Story of the Week (August 11), by Natali Spasova. Translated from Macedonian by Will Firth.
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Thirteen
“…the travelers suddenly saw, as though coming to meet them, a big truck flying toward them from the rocky crest.” Story of the Week (March 24), by Alisa Ganieva. Translated from the Russian by Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler.
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Тринадцать
Original Russian text of Alisa Ganieva’s ‘Thirteen’.
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A Marble Paleness
Story of the Week (November 27), excerpted from Michal Hvorecký’s novel ‘Danube in America’. Translated from Slovak by Eva Hudecová and Mark Lencho.
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Mramorová bledosť
Original Slovak text of Michal Hvorecký’s ‘A Marble Paleness’.
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The End of Childhood
Story of the Week (November 20), excerpted from Michal Hvorecký’s novel ‘Danube in America’. Translated from Slovak by Eva Hudecová and Mark Lencho.
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Koniec detstva
Original Slovak text of Michal Hvorecký’s ‘The End of Childhood’.
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Four Songs
“…at daybreak at noon/ the sun’s feeble shafts/ step into the room…” Poem of the Week (March 10), by Martyn Crucefix.
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New Year’s Resolutions
“Welcome new year/ just what we need…” Weekend poem, by Benny Andersen. Translated from Danish by Michael Goldman.
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