Minuet for Guitar 29th January 2020
Perhaps Slovenia s most famous novel about WWII, Vitomil Zuptan’s Minuet for Guitar describes the Slovene soldier Berk and his surreal experiences as a guerilla during the Axis occupation of Ljubljana.
Blogs in January 2020
The Fracture Zone: My Return to the Balkans 17th January 2020
Terrible things have been going on in the Balkans for centuries, and they are likely to go on for centuries more to come. It is an area of great contrasts — geographically beautiful, yet the underlying crust of the...
Angels Beneath the Surface: A Selection of Contemporary Slovene Fiction 17th January 2020
With a per capita publishing rate of more that three times that of the United States, Slovenia has a long and storied literary history, from the legendary 9th-century Freising Manuscripts to postmodern masterpieces by Igor Bratoz. Continuing that tradition,...
Waterlings 17th January 2020
Lyric poetry is the most important branch of literature in Slovenia. The six epic lyric poems in this volume are about the mysterious beings known as Waterlings. They pray and chant incantations, engage in song, tell their legends, and...
My Father’s Dreams: A Tale of Innocence Abused 17th January 2020
My Father’s Dreams is a controversial and shocking novel by Slovenia’s bestselling author Evald Flisar, and is regarded by many critics as his best. The book tells the story of fourteen-year-old Adam, the only son of a village doctor...
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