village

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In Birgitta Trotzig’s novella, a young woman’s toughness in the face of poverty and heartbreak sets her apart from her village peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Influencer houses, swag bags, a Super Bowl-esque media day and an outside tournament village.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The checkpoint they were given was Fiskardo, a village on the Greek island of Kefalonia.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Called Queen by her neighbors, Judit struggles to support her family and find some semblance of happiness in Bäck, a rural Swedish village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Everybody knows that. Names hold power, and that power shouldn’t be wasted on something that isn’t living. A village doesn’t need a destiny.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff