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The Monogram (Монограмма) by Alexander Ivanchenko

Lenin in 1918: “They, the kulaks and freeloaders, are no less formidable enemies than the capitalists and landowners. If the kulak remains untouched, if we do not defeat the freeloaders, the czar and the capitalist will inevitably return.” Stalin in … Continue reading

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José Trigo by Fernando del Paso

There are some debuts, like Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane or William Gaddis’ The Recognitions, which give you pause and make you wonder: How could this be a first work? How is this even possible? Fernando del Paso’s debut novel José … Continue reading

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Miracle Plays of Terror (Миракули на грозомората, Миракли) by Slavko Janevski

The fictional Macedonian village Kukulino has become Slavko Janevski’s own personal Yoknapatawpha. The Kukulino cycle comprises eight novels set in different periods of the village’s history. The three novels united under the ominous title Miracle Plays of Terror present to … Continue reading

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