33 books for another Belarus

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Нетутэйшыя: Reversion

For Belarusian literature, the 1990s were a time of liberation from the rigid corset of the Soviet literary tradition, in which only certain themes and forms were permitted. In the transition period, new forms and unusual combinations of genres proli... More

Ihar Babkou

Adam Klakotsky and his Shadows

The novel in twelve stories from the life of the courageous enlightener and encyclopaedist Adam Klakotsky is a classic novel of post-classical Belarusian literature, in which local reality is viewed through the magical crystal of day and night dreams... More

Volha Hapeyeva

On Fluffy Paws

Belarusian-language poetry for children is still mainly in traditional rhymed forms. The poet Volha Hapeyeva derives from this the adults' fear of the diversity of poetry and sets herself the goal of showing even the smallest readers how different po... More

Zmicier Vishnioŭ

Unsubordinated

The cultural "zero point" situation, the ongoing severe repression in Belarus against everyone and everything that is not acceptable to the government, and the war were and are associated with a radical professional and biographical break for Vishnio... More

Tanya Dzivakova and Vera Burlak

Language Games

The artist and educator Tanya Dzivakova and the poet, translator and doctor of literature Vera Burlak are developing language games for children in Belarusian, a language that is coming under increasing pressure in today's Belarus. Many children left... More

Julia Autz

While I was waiting (2017-2019)

Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus for almost 30 years. A generation has grown up that does not know its homeland without the authoritarian president. What does it mean to grow up under these circumstances? What is it like to live in a country wh... More

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