Short Fiction from Macedonia

January 2017

In this collection, originally featured in the January 2017 issue of Words Without Borders, we offer a selection of fiction from Macedonia, translated and introduced by Will Firth.

Change Is the Only Constant: Writing from Macedonia

By Will Firth

Macedonian literature has a long tradition going back to common Slavic times.

Nectar

By Rumena Bužarovska

“What a lovely uterus,” he sighed several times.

Translated from Macedonian by Will Firth

Multilingual

Fog and Fire

By Nenad Joldeski

Ravens are colonizing the room.

Translated from Macedonian by Will Firth

The Lighter

By Natali Spasova

“She’s still breathing, it’s OK,” she thought with relief.

Translated from Macedonian by Will Firth

Multilingual

The Bird on the Balcony

By Petre Dimovski

She left the sky and gently descended to earth.

Translated from Macedonian by Will Firth

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Short Fiction from Macedonia

January 2017

Change Is the Only Constant: Writing from Macedonia

Nectar

Fog and Fire

The Lighter

The Bird on the Balcony