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The Brussels Review - Summer 2025

The Brussels Review - Summer 2025 Contemporary literature

The Brussels Review - Summer 2025

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The Brussels Review - Summer 2025 is a vibrant showcase of international literature, featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that challenges and resonates. With contributors from five continents, this issue offers a panoramic view of contemporary voices, each distinct in style yet united by a commitment to form and depth.Highlights include:Fiction:Motion Picture Sickness by Beatriz Seelaender: A metafictional novella where actors vanish from film upon death, confronting fame, identity, and the ethics of representation.Some Gifts by Gaye Brown: A personal essay on altruism, sacrifice, and the shifting meaning of generosity, grounded in memory and moral ambiguity.The Word Thief by Patrick ten Brink: A haunting tale of obsession, grief, and language, where the right words can heal or destroy.
Poetry:Sonnet Mondal: Fragments of Life and The Biscuit Factory-meditative poems on memory, tradition, and decay.Yelena Moskovich, Christina Brannon, and Paul O'Brien: Poetic sequences ranging from lyrical minimalism to textured introspection.
Additional Fiction:Hayden in March by Charles WilkinsonLike Freedom or Fear by Danila BothaViolent Design by Molly CollinsPlease Help Yourself by Jonathan D. ScottThe Begotten One by Crystal McQueenWe'll Ride Them Someday by Joshua CarlucciHis Last Picture in the Ashes of the Fire by Wilson NeateI Get the Lies by Stacey MegallyThe Farthest Sea by Gabrielle GlaslynMrs. Purefoy by Yannick MarienA Founding Father's Guide to Contingency Planning by Louis Kummerer
Poetry Contributions:Sonnet Mondal (4 poems)Yelena Moskovich (7 poems)Christina Brannon (3 poems)Paul O'Brien (7 poems)
Curated by Publishing Editor Dritan Kiçi and the international TBR editorial team, this issue continues The Brussels Review's mission to bring fearless, cross-cultural literature to the forefront. Printed in rich design and available as both eBook and in print, Summer 2025 captures a moment where boundaries dissolve, and language becomes the last homeland.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
198
Release Date:
2025-06-07
Publication Date:
2025-06-09
Publisher:
The Brussels Review
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
2390690459
ISBN13:
9782390690450
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
13
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
295 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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