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Writing in ... Belarus

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       No worries -- as reported by BelTA:
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko does not believe that the Belarusian literature has plunged into the twilight.
       So that's settled .....
       Or maybe not: for all his optimism, Lukashenko still wondered aloud:
Why does the contemporary Belarusian literature fall short of the highest standards set by our great writers ?
       They do have that nice Books from Belarus site -- now with drawings of the authors -- with a pdf booklet of the most recent offerings. The Zen novel Just Don't Tell My Mom ! (by Adam Hłobus) anyone ? Alena Brava's autobiographical Heaven is Already Overcrowded ?
       I'm not so sure about some of these, but would certainly like to see more Belarusian literature available in translation; the only local writers under review at the complete review are Victor Martinovich (Paranoia) and Svetlana Alexievich (Voices from Chernobyl).

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