We Need Witnesses

The project includes ten unique, high-quality literary works, half from the less developed Balkan region and half from the more developed EU regions, that have never been translated into Slovene language. The majority of selected works are written in lesser-used languages, Finnish, Slovakian, Czech, Polish, Bosnian, Serbian, Dutch, Macedonian and Italian. As Slovenian is one of lesser-used languages as well, Cankarjeva založba is especially interested in getting to know the literary traditions of other small European nations.
See more at Cankarjeva založba website.

Supported works, translated into Slovene language:
– Monika Maron: Animal triste, from German by dr. Jaša Drnovšek
– Jan van Mersbergen : De laatste ontsnapping / Zadnji pobeg, from Dutch by Mateja Seliškar Kenda
– Faruk Šehić : Knjiga o Uni*, from Bosnian by Zdravko Duša
– Elena Ferrante : L’amica geniale / Genialna prijateljica, from Italian by Anita Jadrič
– Szczepan Twardoch : Morfina / Morfij, from Polish by Staša Pavlović
– Blaže Minevski : Nišan / Spominčice, from Macedonian by Sonja Dolžan
– Mića Vujičić : Oštar start / Oster štart, from Serbian by Urban Vovk
– Petra Hulova: Postaje Tajga / Postaja Tajga, from Czech by Nives Vidrih
– Uršul’a Kovalyk : Travesty šou / Drag šov, from Slovak by Andrej Pleterski
– Rosa Liksom : Tyhjän tien paratiisit / Temni paradiž, from Finnish by Julija Potrč
*European Union Prize for Literature winner.

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