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The intensity of the parent-child relationship, with its high emotional stakes, life-and-death responsibility, and inescapable physical proximity, makes for powerful stories.

The January 2018 issue of Words Without Borders presents international stories of parents and children.

23/01/2023 - In her first feature-length directorial effort, Veerle Baetens offers up a very close adaptation of Lise Spit’s novel, exploring the resurgence of our childhood traumas

Sundance 2023: "We need to keep on showing stories that matter," Baetens told TheWrap

12/08/2021 - For her turn behind the camera, the Flemish actress adapts the shocking first novel by Flemish writer Lize Spit

12/08/2021 - For her turn behind the camera, the Flemish actress adapts the shocking first novel by Flemish writer Lize Spit

Share Fundamentally lonely and occasionally depressed, the narrator is at a crossroads, pondering the borders of her life and the possibilities of change as she gets ready to leave her old home to head to a new country, a new way of being. Whereabouts is a beautifully poised exploration of an interior life, but the narrators’ emotional distance creates a chilly reserve, a certain off-putting emptiness, despite the elegance of Lahiri’s prose. THE MELTING By Lize Spit (Picador £14.99, 416 pp...

Living 13:13 11/02/2021 The Atomium is wearing a knit cap, and not just because it’s so very cold. The bright orange beanie was set atop the highest ball as part of a mental health awareness campaign. Te Gek!? is an initiative focused on breaking down barriers to talking about psychological problems, from stress and anxiety to depression and loneliness. It takes on themes often seen as taboo, such as self-harm, eating disorders and addiction. Launched by the Flemish agency for mental health, ...