„I am very sad if I think of the status of the world now. This is my deepest inspiration. This could be also an inspiration for the next generation or generations in literature.” @nobelprize.bsky.social www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

#currentlyreading Hungarian literature is gaining momentum due to the recent #nobelprize being awarded to László Krasznahorkai. I haven’t got my hands on his novels yet but highly recommend the freshly released interview: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter....

43 years later this book found a new home

I happen to be staying in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the period marking 30 years after #Srebrenica so I picked up this book, “The Bone Whisperers” by Taina Tervonen. I recommend it to those interested in learning about the long term consequences of gen@cide. It’s no light reading but pertinent.

It’s publication day for The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories. It took 39 authors 100 years to write, and me about 4 years to compile and translate, with the help of 11 other translators. It aims to show the variety and brilliance of modern Polish literature.

Wishing everyone a safe Pride Month.

Here’s what happens when a poet writes prose. Palestinian authors transmit a sense of grief and longing I never experienced anywhere else in literature. Shoutout to @dauntbookspub.bsky.social for this beautiful edition.

Dr Peter Sloane ( ‪ @uniofbuckingham.bsky.social) reminds us why refugee narratives matter in an interview for @jstordaily.bsky.social. In 2024, there were over 120 million displaced people worldwide (www.unhcr.org/refugee-stat...). They have important stories to tell us. bsky.app/profile/livu...