Miha Mazzini

This story is based on true events. Governments are not only collecting the information about the citizens, sometimes they are destroying or manipulating them too. Zala gives birth at the local hospital and everything goes well. There is only a small, bureaucratic problem; Zala's file is not on the computer. A software glitch, probably nothing serious. Within a few days, Zala is entangled in a web of Kafkaesque proportions; Not being in the computer means no social security, no permanent address. All of a sudden Zala is a foreigner, even though she has lived in Slovenia all of her life. Legally, she doesn’t exist. So, her child is an orphan. And orphans are put up for adoption. On 26th February 1992 the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Slovenia erased 25,671 people who were born outside Slovenia, in the states that once were part of Yugoslavia: Some of them thought themselves Slovenians until they have to show their identity card. The majority of them still have no legal status.

The State Wiped Out Her Identity, Now They Are Coming For Her Child

Erased

Rok Kvaternik

Drobtinice

Noah Charney

Fatherhood is a fundamental aspect of human existence and a central theme in the arts. Yet, depictions of fathers in art have been overshadowed by those of mothers and children. This book explores representations of fathers in visual culture and literature throughout history, from ancient to contemporary times and around the world. It includes a broad definition of fathers, which also covers father figures and metaphorical “fathers.” The portrayal of fathers in art, literature and film has evolved over time, reflecting the changing societal attitudes towards fatherhood. From the early depictions of father figures as providers and protectors, to the more recent portrayals of fathers as involved and nurturing parents, art has explored the complexities and challenges of being a father, while also showcasing the joys and rewards that come with the role. This will be the definitive look at how fathers have been portrayed in the arts and how that reflects cultural and societal views on fatherhood through history. Through this we will draw out lessons on “how to be a good father” and apply it to parenting today. It is the ideal gift for new fathers, on Father's Day or following the birth of a first child

What Art, Film, Television, and Literature Tell Us about Being a Good Father

The Art of Fatherhood

Available in English for the first time by best selling Slovenian author Miha Mazzini comes an unforgettable tale of terror, comradeship and survival. On an isolated island "The Name Collector" waits to fulfill his destiny to bring death and destruction upon the world. Standing in his way - Aco and his band of brothers - a geriatric fighting force that have been training and waiting for this day since childhood. As the Name Collector asks each his name he takes it. But what's in a name and can anyone survive without a name - even for one horrific night? "The Name Collector is a monster like no other".

A Novel

The Collector of Names

Alya is 12 and her parents are quarrelling, maybe even divorcing. They send her to spend a holiday with her relatives in a remote village that is overflowing with unopened boxes - hordes of travelling salesmen with unlimited persuasive powers have invaded the village and the villagers could not resist an exhausting, self-destructive shopping spree. Only one house is still safe because a young boy, Edmund, is guarding it with his very special voice. But his strength is running out and Alya must team up with him on a journey to the Tree of Voices, deep in the heart of fantasy land. She will find there not only strange creatures and dangerous situations but also the courage to face what is happening at home.

Novel for 9-12 Year Olds

Tree of Voices

The best-ever selling novel from the former goslavia, this is a hilarious, anarchic, irreverent black comedy about national aspirations and wanting things you can't have, re-published in the year that Scotland votes on independence. Egon is an amoral but charismatic writer, living on the breadline in a grim, unnamed communist factory town in Slovenia prior to the break-up of the former goslavia. With little evidence of his real literary ambitions, he makes ends meet by writing trashy romances under a pseudonym. When not searching out sex with as many women as possible, or slagging off the literary establishment, Egon is full of schemes to feed his pathological need for the ruinously expensive aftershave, Cartier pour L'Homme. Around him Egon has gathered a motley crew of friends and acquaintances, each of whom also has an equally obsessive, unattainable ambition. Poet is desperate to have his verse published in a leather bound volume, Ibro is in love with Ajsha, a factory girl to whom he cannot utter a single word, while Selim is convinced he'll marry Nastassja Kinski, the world-famous actress. As Egon's attempts to secure more perfume become ever more degenerate, his grip on his own identity loosens. The consequences are messy, as grim as they are hilarious, and allude to a nation undergoing radical change. Crumbs is not only a ribald, dirty realist satire - a modern European classic - but also a fascinating and utterly unique commentary on the pathology of self-determination. It's publication in the months before Scotland votes on independence lends a surprising, alternative but authoritative perspective on the debate.

Crumbs

Wymazana

The king of the rattling spirits

Rabih Alameddine

Luther Blissett

Roswitha Quadflieg

Frauke Tuttlies

Marie Malcovati

Tom Shadyak

Doris Hermanns

Christian Eloundou

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I Thought i Knew how to Google

Tragedy nearly befalls a dismal Yugoslavian foundry town when Egon, romance writer extraordinaire and tireless bon vivant, discovers he'ss used up his Cartier perfume. A man will do anything for his perfume, even if it means cheating a young Gypsy girl of her Playboy, blackmailing a lascivious preacher, publishing an atrocious poet, and conspiring with a band of uncouth cowboys.

The Cartier Project

Abandoned at birth because he has the face of a “prize boar,” the unnamed narrator of Guarding Hanna knows only a local Berlin gang as family. Patriarch Maestro acts as surrogate father, employing him to collect debts and perform thuggish tasks. Except for brief moments interacting with the gang, “the beast” spends his life alone, wandering Berlin’s streets and sleeping in its vast housing projects. This changes in a flash when one of Maestro’s sons is implicated in a crime. The only hope of saving him is to protect the sole witness, beautiful but eccentric Hanna Wyoczik. Maestro calls on “the beast” to move in with her until the trial. But never having spent more than five minutes in a social situation with any human being, much less a woman, he quickly finds the basic tasks of human interaction and social intercourse insufferable. Yet Hanna’s unfazed reaction to her guardian, and her witty account of philandering ex-husbands and a nympho mother, soon confound and captivate him. Could love be rearing its head? Miha Mazzini weaves simple scenes into a meaningful and darkly hilarious novel, relentlessly poking and prodding at the human condition without losing sight of the characters’ humanity.

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