77 haiku

What happens when a character doesn’t fade after the novel ends? When their voice keeps echoing in the author's mind, asking to be heard — again, and differently?

These 77 haiku — intimate, ironic, quietly defiant — follow that voice. Starting from everyday moments, they trace a journey through childhood, love, rebellion, regret, and small revelations. Sometimes with laughter, sometimes with silence. It’s part reflection, part game — and entirely human.



„It wasn’t easy convincing Peter to publish this book. But in the end, we did — and I think it was worth it.“

— Kate Marlowe, editor



Peter Radley is a Central European journalist and media professional, and the author of the novel Nothing before her. With these poems, he continues to build the world of the novel — in Kate Marlowe’s brilliant translation.