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A bust of Lenin lying on the grass

Photo by Daniil Onischenko on Unsplash

Apartment No. 9: Goodbye, Lenin!

By Oleksiy Chupa

“We toppled Lenin!” exclaimed Firman after a dramatic pause.

Translated from Ukrainian by Uilleam Blacker

War of the Species

By Michel Nieva

Completely unaware that this was the kind of sacred moment when you pledge your undying allegiance to a team, through thick and thin, I stated my choice.

Translated from Spanish by Rahul Bery

No One Really Knows Why People Shout

By Mario Michelena

His lips are moist, as though he were stewing on more insults.

Translated from Spanish by Lindsay Griffiths & Adrián Izquierdo

Plans and Commitments

He checked Mel’s Instagram and Twitter accounts again, waiting anxiously for her to post something, anything.

Translated from Spanish by Samantha Ortega

Outsider Mode

By Ahmed Isselmou

“The central server is under attack and receiving commands to self-destruct.”

Translated from Arabic by Katharine Halls

On the Periphery

By Larissa Kyzer

The scope of the topics explored in this issue is, therefore, necessarily broad without being comprehensive.

The Final Stretch

The old woman refused to wear any clothing she had not sewn herself.

Translated from Spanish by Julie Hempel

Islands Running across the Globe

By Manuel Brito-Semedo

Right from the start, Cabo Verdean concepts of identity and individuality were defined by this mixed reality: the African and the European, in all their diverse and contrasting characteristics.

Translated from Portuguese by Jethro Soutar

Devdas

By Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

She searched for an answer, embarrassed for the first time in her life at having to say what she was about to.

Translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha

Shaheb Bibi Golam

It was late. Who knew where Bhootnath could buy liquor at this hour?

Translated from Bengali by Somrita Ganguly

Books hanging on light fixtures

Photo by Hatice Yardım on Unsplash

Invisible Crises

By Georgi Gospodinov

We must admit here that we, people on the side of literature, writers, publishers, and enthusiastic readers, have to a certain extent accepted our own defeat.

Translated from Bulgarian by Angela Rodel