Jacek Dehnel (Poland): Babuľa

Translation: Karol Chmel, Kalligram 2009

The story about a woman, who had more intellect than luck during her life, thanks to which she safely and relatively easily survived perhaps the cruelest century in the history of Europe. Theerspective of an adolescent boy, from whose perception we follow the former as well as the contemporary deeds of the main hero, lends the book a specific charm.