Blogs in January 2020

The German Lottery 17th January 2020

We were facing each other, completely soaked. Thank you! I nodded. Comrade, a postman is always ready to help. That s nice to hear. I straightened my uniform and put the bag over my shoulder. Do you come round...

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Painted Hives 17th January 2020

A fast-moving page turner in the YA category, this book will appeal to a wide spectrum of readers regardless of age. Travel to Slovenia and experience the intriguing adventure of Wilber Jansen: The strange and vivid dream that Wilber...

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Newcomers: Book One 17th January 2020

The first volume of this three-part semi-autobiographical series begins in 1938 with the expulsion of the Kovacic family from their home of Switzerland, eventually leading to their settlement in the father’s home country of Slovenia. Narrated by Kovacic as...

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Forbidden Bread 17th January 2020

Forbidden Bread is an unusual love story that covers great territory, both geographically and emotionally. The author leaves behind a successful career as an American financial analyst to pursue Ales Debeljak, a womanizing Slovenian poet who catches her attention...

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Southern Scum Go Home! 17th January 2020

Vojnović’s novel acts as an encyclopaedia in its creation of urban environment scenery, where the smell of “sarma” (rolled leaf of sour cabbage stuffed with rice and minced meat) and the dictating beats of Southern folk songs penetrate through...

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