Soren Gauger on Ludwik Sztyrmer

An essay followed by a translation into the Polish by Pawel Rogala

Elisabeth Rynell, from Nocturnal Conversations

Translated from the Swedish by Rika Lesser

Molly Gaudry on Mirja Unge

Alain de Botton on La Rochefoucauld

Claude Smith on Yuri Vaella

Kristina Lugn, from Seeking Older, Well-Educated Gentleman

Translated from the Swedish by Elizabeth Clark Wessel

Fredrik Nyberg, from A Clockwork of Flowers

Translated from the Swedish by Jennifer Hayashida

Claes Andersson, from The Clarity of Darkness

Translated from the Finland-Swedish by Rika Lesser

Boey Kim Cheng on Du Fu

Mary Gaitskill on Natsuo Kirino

An essay followed by a translation into the Japanese by Sayuri Okamoto