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John K. Cox

JOHN K. COX is a professor of 20th-century East European history at North Dakota State University in Fargo (USA). He translates modern literature from Serbian (BCMS), Hungarian, and several other languges of Central Europe and the Balkans.

Caterpillar by Dragana Mokan
translated from the Serbian by John K. Cox

February 6, 2023 Contributed By: Claudea, Dragana Mokan, John K. Cox

This image depicts a painting of differently sized and patterned circles in hues of black and yellow, and it is reminiscent of looking through a microscope at cells.

Agnica was sitting in a pink room that smelled sweet. Mama had sent her to the neighbors to get a bouquet. She accepted a plate of cake from Miss Jovanka.

Filed Under: Featured Translation, Fiction, Translation Posted On: February 6, 2023

Winter by Jasna Dimitrijević
translated from the Serbian by John K. Cox

November 7, 2022 Contributed By: Elizabeth Johnson, Jasna Dimitrijević, John K. Cox

"Iota" by Elizabeth Johnson

Since I moved away to a bigger city, I seldom come back home. Only for holidays and the anniversaries of a few people’s deaths.

Filed Under: Featured Translation, Fiction, Translation Posted On: November 7, 2022

A Bargain
by Bojan Babić, translated from the Serbian by John K. Cox

December 2, 2021 Contributed By: Bojan Babić, John K. Cox

Locket

She’s bellowing to herself as she sits on the little portable stool. Vendors are charged an arm and a leg to get into the antiques fair.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Featured Translation, Translation Posted On: December 2, 2021

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