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.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-11-10
- Mått215 x 171 x 11 mm
- Vikt192 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieSlovenian Literature Series
- Antal sidor140
- FörlagDalkey Archive Press
- ISBN9781628971415
- ÖversättareBiggins, Michael