these stories go really well together - recountings of quiet family tragedy that is so mundane yet so fascinating when told through these resigned, listless, but loving young women characters' point of view. perfect one-act drama.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
valentino & sagittarius by natalia ginzburg (trans. avril bardoni)
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roadside picnic by arkady & boris strugatsky (trans. olena bormashenko)
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