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The first collection of stories by Slovenian writer Andrej Blatnik to appear in English, Skinswaps represents a new ethos in the literature of post-Communist Eastern Europe. Blatnik's vision of the isolation, self-deception, violence, and emotional deterioration of human experience is powerfully rendered, yet tempered by a light touch and humane sense of irony.
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An epigraph to this collection--"the world's getting smaller with every/ second we breathe"--aptly describes the sensibility of this Slovenian writer. Not only does he specialize in miniatures himself (the majority of these stories are under two pages), but he often puts life under a microscope. "The Drummer's Strike," the opening story, captures a moment in slow motion as a band makes a Herculean effort to come together on the beat. In the final story, a man getting off a bus imagines himself cleaning a kitchen under the watchful eyes of an aggrieved lover, even imagining that his Walkman batteries will die as he cleans. The other 14 tales are finely honed, often comic pieces ranging from aphorisms to spare dialogues and explorations of cultural differences. The recognizably Central European characters mix philosophy, eroticism and everyday grit, returning repeatedly to themes of music, death, betrayal and the fragility of the individual's hold on reality. Blatnik's craftsmanship and modern flair direct our attention repeatedly to what is small, strange and essential in the world around us. (Nov.) FYI: Skinswaps is the latest installment in Northwestern's Writings from an Unbound Europe series.
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- PublisherNorthwestern University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0810116561
- ISBN 13 9780810116566
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages109
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press [1996]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW, issued without dust jacket. A pristine unread copy, still in original shrink-wrap! A volume from the "Writings from an Unbound Europe" series: Andrew Wachtel, General Editor; Clare Cavanagh, Michael Henry Heim, and Roman Koropeckyi, Editorial Board. Literature. Seller Inventory # nw8
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