Countess Intimacy

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The Bloody Countess Báthory

Threepenny Guignol | 2nd September 2024

Gruesome history of Elizabeth Báthory, considered one of the most infamous and prolific female serial killers of all time. The 17C Hungarian Countess allegedly bathed in the blood of servant girls she murdered, “intent on using their gore to preserve her youth and beauty”. Since the success of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, her story has been “re-interpreted through the lens of vampiric folklore” (3,100 words)

The Unavoidable Intimacy Of Interpretation

Ledia Xhoga | Electric Literature | 2nd September 2024

Novel excerpt. An interpreter helps Albanian and Kurdish refugees navigate dental appointments, therapy sessions, and immigration interviews. “There was, at times, an unnatural intimacy that developed between myself and the people I interpreted for. Disclosing personal and confidential information in front of someone played a trick on the brain, making us both believe we were more than acquaintances” (5,200 words)

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