Reviews
"[W]e can be thankful to have so many talented new voices to discover." -- Library Journal "Take their word for it, then: it's literature. For sure it's European, and it's of much interest to literary readers and writers on this side of the pond." -- Kirkus Reviews "The anthology Best European Fiction 2016 combines 29 different writers from across the continent, here translated into English. Concerned largely with politics or literature, the standout story is Veronika Simoniti's pertinent "A House of Paper," in which a translator is convinced her body is shrinking as some sort of penance for her lifetime of 'counterfeiting [...] in another language.'" -- Ruth Gilligan, The Irish Independent, "[W]e can be thankful to have so many talented new voices to discover." -- Library Journal "Take their word for it, then: it's literature. For sure it's European, and it's of much interest to literary readers and writers on this side of the pond." -- Kirkus Reviews "The anthology Best European Fiction 2016 combines 29 different writers from across the continent, here translated into English. Concerned largely with politics or literature, the standout story is Veronika Simoniti's pertinent "A House of Paper," in which a translator is convinced her body is shrinking as some sort of penance for her lifetime of 'counterfeiting [...] in another language.'" --Ruth Gilligan, The Irish Independent, "[W]e can be thankful to have so many talented new voices to discover." -- Library Journal "Take their word for it, then: it's literature. For sure it's European, and it's of much interest to literary readers and writers on this side of the pond." -- Kirkus Reviews
Table of Content
Austria: Josef Winkler, "The Word Flew Away" Azerbaijan: Nijat Mamedov, "Streaming" Belarus: Alhierd Bacharevic, "The Art of Being a Stutterer" Belgium, French: Michel Lambert, "Long Night" Bulgaria: Vladimir Poleganov, "The Birds" Denmark: Claus Beck-Nielsen, "The Author Himself" Estonia: Ilmar Taska, "Apartment for Rent" France: Christian Gailly, "The Wheel" Georgia: Tsotne Tskhvediani, "The Golden Town" Hungary: Krisztina Tóth, "From Pixel" Ireland: Rob Doyle, "John-Paul Finnegan, Paltry Realist" Latvia: Mara Zalite, "The Major and the Candy" Liechtenstein: Armin Öhri, "The Interrogation" Lithuania: Paulina Pukyte, From "A Loser and a Do-Gooder" Luxembourg: Nico Helminger, From "Luxembourg Lions" Macedonia: Rumena Buzarovska, "Waves" Moldova: Ion Buzu, "Another Piss in Nisporeni" Montenegro: Ilija durovic, "The Five Widows" Poland: Justyna Bargielska, From "Born Sleeping" Portugal: João de Melo, "Strange and Magnificent Powers" Romania: Marius Daniel Popescu, From "La Symphonie du loup" Serbia: Srdan V. Tesin, "Where Is Grandma, Where Do You Think She's Hiding?" Slovenia Veronika Simoniti, "A House of Paper" Spain, Basque: Harkaitz Cano & Andoni Aduriz, From "Mugaritz: B.S.O." Spain, Catalan: Edgar Cantero, "Aesop's Urinal" Switzerland, French: Bessora, "Voyage Under Narcosis" Switzerland, German: Michael Fehr, "The Apparent Fisherman and Real Drunkard" Ukraine: Artem Chapeye, "Son, Please" United Kingdom, Wales: Huw Lawrence, "Restocking"
