Order Absinthe #16 NOW

The new issue features great poetry and prose from Abdelkader Benali, Gastao Cruz, Hans Durrer,  Niels Hav, Line-Maria Lang, Katya Metelitsa, Gonca Ozmen, Chris Tysh, Michael Stein, and Jesper Wung-Sung, along with our book & music recommendations. In addition, art by Pedro Matos appears on the cover and in an 8-page portfolio.


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Review of Absinthe #13: Spotlight on Romania

Over at Literalab, Michael Stein shines a spotlight on Absinthe #13, our special issue on Romanian literature:

Of all the literatures of Central Europe struggling to squeeze into the three percent quota of translated writing published in English every year, Romanian seems to be doing relatively well. The evidence collected in Absinthe: New European Writing- Issue 13: Spotlight on Romania indicates that a good part of this is due to the amazing writers the country produces.

Now don't you want to pick up a copy of this issue for yourself and a friend?

Literalab Blog at Czech Position

A new blog to keep tabs on is Literalab by Michael Stein over at the recently launched online magazine Czech Position. Michael writes about Central European writing and art and so far he's added interesting posts on the cultural scene in Belarus, Wassily Kandinsky, the Belarus Free Theatre, Kafka and Schulz in Stockholm, and a two-part interview with György Spiró.