A Note from the Publisher

Publishing has never been just a profession for me. It is something that grew naturally out of my own Eastern European background and experience – out of a part of Europe where history is not an abstract subject, but something that shapes families, identities and daily life. In a region where borders have shifted and political realities have changed more than once within a single generation, I learned early that words matter. They preserve what politics can distort, and sometimes even erase.

For many years now, together with our remarkable translators, editors, designers and partners, I have had the privilege of publishing books in translation and bringing voices from one linguistic world into another. Translation, as I see it, is never a purely technical task. It is an act of trust and responsibility. It demands precision, but also sensitivity – an understanding of context, tone and silence. When we publish a translated work, we are not simply producing a book; we are opening a conversation between cultures that might otherwise remain distant from one another.

We live in a time in which geopolitical tensions once again influence everyday life, and where public discourse often becomes sharper and more simplified. In such moments, literature serves a different rhythm. It resists slogans. It restores nuance. It reminds us that behind political narratives there are human beings with complex histories, doubts, loyalties and hopes.

At Glagoslav, my motivation has always been to contribute, in our own modest way, to understanding across borders. A book will not resolve conflicts, but it can reduce indifference. It can create recognition where there was unfamiliarity. It can offer light without pretending that darkness does not exist.

That is why I continue this work – not because the times are easy, but because they are not.