From the short story collection Zakon želje by Andrej Blatnik; translated from the Slovenian by Tamara Soban.
Contents:
Surface. Closer -- Too close together -- A thin red line -- When Marta's son returned -- Key witness -- Electric guitar -- Letter to father -- Nora's face -- No -- Bastards play love songs -- Total recall -- The day of independence -- Just as well -- Surface.
Summary:
Following on from his short story collection, You Do Understand?, is this expansive collection of sixteen tales about "urban nomads" lost in a labyrinth of pop culture : "We go to the movies. We read books. We listen to music. No harm in that, but it's not real." A best-seller in Eastern Europe, Law of Desire is Blatnik at the height of his powers. He is one of the most respected and internationally relevent post-Yugoslav authors writing today.
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