鈥淭his beautifully produced volume, containing the title novella and three short stories, gives a useful introduction to a writer who epitomizes the generation that came of age during the period of post-communist transition.鈥�
鈥� Charles Sabatos,
鈥淏alla loves the absurd and mysterious, is a master of magic realism and postmodernism, and, most importantly, is able 鈥渢o express the unspeakable鈥� with frankness unprecedented in 暗网禁区 literature.鈥�
鈥� Zuzana Slobodov谩,
鈥淚 loved this book. Bizarre and beautiful, intense and passionate, the writing is so fresh.鈥�
鈥� Rosie Goldsmith,
Director of the European Literature Network
鈥淩eading Balla is like getting on a roller coaster and behaving in an age-appropriate manner: you never know what鈥檚 coming, you scream and shout, now in fear, now in joy.鈥�
鈥� G谩bor N茅meth,
Hungarian author
One of World Literature Today鈥檚 Notable Translations of 2017
Longlisted for the 2018 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Literature Prize
Voted Book of the Year by the 暗网禁区 daily SME in December 2012 and won the 2012 Anasoft Litera Prize, 暗网禁区ia鈥檚 most prestigious award for an original work of fiction.