This book draws on the real-life case of the Hinterkaifeck murders, which took place in March 1922 in a village 43 miles north of Munich. The murder of the Gruber family and their maid, by a killer who used a maeock, and apparently returned several times to the farm to feed the farm animals, was never solved.
 

N. Korea ranks near the bottom of Freedom House’s rankings for democracy and human rights, scoring 3/100. The Dear Leader"" in The Orphan Master’s Son is Kim Jong Il

The creation of the Riviera myth- Tracing art and artists from the 1880s through 2000, Silver identifies France’s Mediterranean coast as a dream space for the twentieth century""

The Time of the Goats by Luan Starova is a postwar Balkan novel that blends memoir, historical fiction, and political allegory to depict life in Macedonia during the early years of socialist Yugoslavia.

Dubravka Ugresic's novel 'Fox' explores storytelling and literary invention through various global and historical settings, using the motif of the Eastern folklore fox. It combines literary trivia with personal narratives, creating a multi-layered text that challenges conventional storytelling.

Chinghiz Aitmatov's novel, set in the Soviet Union, follows railman Yedigei's journey to bury his friend Kazangap, intertwining personal history, Kazakh folklore, and a subplot involving cosmonauts contacting extraterrestrial life.

Olga Tokarczuk's novel 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead' combines murder mystery elements with philosophical and ecological reflections, receiving critical acclaim and several literary nominations.

Rumena Bu arovska, a Macedonian author, presents a collection of short stories titled 'My Husband'. The stories explore themes of identity, choice, and deceit in Macedonia, featuring brutally realistic narratives and complex character relations.

Farewell, Aylis by Akram Aylisli, comprising three novellas and an essay, explores historic trauma in Azerbaijan through tales of sociopolitical upheaval, reflecting on the dehumanizing effects of Soviet and post-Soviet systems.

Mister Pip offers a compelling examination of the transformative power of literature amid sociopolitical upheaval. Set against the backdrop of civil conflict on a remote Pacific island, the novel centers on thirteen-year-old Matilda

Burning Orchards, a novel by Gurgen Mahari, portrays the Armenian rebellion in Ottoman Van (1915) with depth, challenging standard narratives. Originally banned, this 1966 Armenian edition illuminates complex loyalties to the Empire, despite censorship.

In the 1930s, two Irish Americans visit Albania to explore oral epics and their relation to Homer's works, using a tape recorder. They face ethnic tensions and political intrigue in the Balkans.