Serbian literature carries a Balkan intensity all its own, lyrical and unflinching by turns, shaped by a language and a history that have never made for quiet books. Glagoslav’s Serbian list brings two of its contemporary voices into English.

Srđan Srdić, one of the most uncompromising writers of his generation, appears with Combustions, a collection charged with formal daring and dark energy. Alongside it stands Bojan Babić’s Girls, Be Good, a sharp contemporary novel with a voice entirely its own. Two books, two distinct sensibilities, both in careful English translation. Browse them below.