A new collection of stories that has not appeared together before in any language. Translated from the Slovenian. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Games with Greta -- Below zero -- Sewing the princess -- Key to the restroom -- The subway -- Letters from a prisoner -- Proculin -- Trips are cheaper now, too -- Discretion guaranteed -- Letters without envelopes -- The greenhouse -- Geographical positions -- Something I've never understood about taking the train.
Summary:
"The protagonists of Suzana Tratnik's short stories all share a sense of isolation on society's margins. Whether non-participants in the mainstream, rebels against it, or its occasional victims, they're well practiced at recognizing the herd instinct in action. From the six-year-old girl who discovers transgressive new games to play with her glamorous cousin from England; to a decidedly unusual schoolchild inventing a novel way of getting back at playground bullies; to young women who find their love interests drifting away, seduced by conventional notions of popularity and success; to a narrator who suddenly finds herself on no ordinary train trip through the heart of Slovenia -- these are characters and stories that deftly and sardonically underscore the phantom nature of "normalcy" itself and the risks of its tyranny for dissenters and conformists alike" -- Provided by publisher.
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