Description

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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.

Praise For…

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"Blatnik's craftsmanship and modern flair direct our attention repeatedly to what is small, strange and essential in the world around us." —Publishers Weekly

"Blatnik's people are nomads who hold the world at bay, but who, despite their efforts . . . cannot achieve total control." —L.A. Times Book Review

 

"Superlative short fiction from an exciting new writer." —Kirkus Reviews

". . . highly recommended for collections of European and new fiction." —Booklist

"The drama in a Blatnik story occurs within the protagonist's mind, stripped of history, stripped of future. This interior struggle is the literary equivalent of Escher's drawing of hands drawing each other." —Hungry Mind Review