Uršula Kovalykhas made of the best books from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia available in English as the only author. The author with herbookTravesty Šou /The Night Circus and Other Stories in Julia Sherwood's translation finds herselfalongside such luminaries as Dostoyevsky, Tokarczuk,Shalamov, Hrabal, Alexievich,Kundera, Miłosz, Petrushevskaya,Krasznahorkai,Szymborska, Petrushevskaya, UlitskayaandZabuzhko.The Night Circus and Other Storieswas published by the British publishing house Parthian in 2019.
The Calvert Journal asked writers, poets, translators, and academics topick 100 of the best books from Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia available in English. From Belgrade to Bishkek, these works of literature span across cultures, borders, and time.
The Calvert Journalwas launched inMarch 2013. Today, the Journal claims to bethe world’s leading publication for culture, innovation, photography and travel in the New East.With an editorial team based in Somerset House, London, and a network of regional contributors from Warsaw to Vladivostok, the Journal seeks to bring context and insight to the places, people and creative projects of the region.