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“maja haderlap”

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  • Distant Transit

    Poems

    by Maja Haderlap ...
    Translated by Tess Lewis ...
    From a groundbreaking Slovenian-Austrian poet comes an evocative, captivating collection on searching for home in a landscape burdened with violent history.At its core, Distant Transit is an ode to survival, building a monument to traditions and lives lost.Infused with movement, Maja Haderlap’s Distant Transit traverses Slovenia’s scenic landscape and violent history, searching for a sense of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Angel of Oblivion

    by Maja Haderlap ...
    Translated by Tess Lewis ...
    Haderlap is an accomplished poet, and that lyricism leaves clear traces on this ravishing debut, which won the prestigious Bachmann Prize in 2011. The descriptions are sensual, and the unusual similes and metaphors occasionally change perspective unexpectedly. Angel of Oblivion deals with harrowing subjects - murder, torture, persecution and discrimination of an ethnic minority - in intricate and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • A Woman in Berlin

    Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary

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  • War and Turpentine

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    by Stefan Hertmans ...
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  • Visitation

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