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03374aam a2200481 i 4500 001 838EFD16FB5411E7891C5F6197128E48 003 SILO 005 20180117010240 008 150910m20169999nyu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2015031469 020 $a 0914671332 020 $a 9780914671336 035 $a (OCoLC)911171932 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d STF $d YDXCP $d BDX $d WAU $d CDX $d CUV $d AU@ $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h slv 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PG1919.21.O87 $b P7513 2016 082 00 $a 891.8/435 $2 23 084 $a FIC019000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a KovacÌicÌ, Lojze, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2015054858 240 10 $a PrisÌleki. $l English 245 10 $a Newcomers / $c Lojze KovacÌicÌ ; translated from the Slovenian by Michael Biggins. 250 $a First Archipelago books edition. 264 1 $a Brooklyn, NY : $b Archipelago Books, $c [2016]- 300 $a volumes <1> ; $c 19 cm 520 $a "The first volume of this three-part 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 a ten-year-old boy, he describes his family's journey with uncanny naivete. Before leaving their home, he imagines his father's home country as something beautiful out of a fairytale, but as they make their way toward exile, he and his family realize that any attempt to make a home in Slovenia will be in vain. Confronted by misery, hunger, and hostility, the young boy refuses to learn Slovenian and falls silent, his surroundings becoming a social, cultural and mental abyss. Kovacic meticulously, boldly, and sincerely portrays the objective, everyday world; the style is clear and direct. Told from the point of view of a child, one memory is interrupted by fragments and visions of another. Some are innocent and tender, while others are miserable and ruthless, resulting in a profound and heart-wrenching description of a period torn apart by conflict, reflected in the author's powerful and innovative command of language"-- $c Provided by publisher. 546 $a Translated from the Slovenian. 600 10 $a KovacÌicÌ, Lojze. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87807708 650 0 $a Authors, Slovenian $y 20th century $v Biography. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009116349 650 7 $a FICTION $x Literary. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a KovacÌicÌ, Lojze. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00193713 650 7 $a Authors, Slovenian. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00822341 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423686 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423686 655 7 $a Fictional autobiographies. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1726528 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1726528 655 7 $a Autobiographical fiction. $2 gsafd 655 7 $a Autobiographical fiction. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026231 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 700 1 $a Biggins, Michael, $e translator. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94048741 856 42 $3 Cover image $u 9780914671336.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021021735.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=838EFD16FB5411E7891C5F6197128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search