Summer is just around the corner, and with it the time for vacations, lying on the beach and good books. The summer months are the time of the year when there are (still) a bit more opportunities to read, and for this purpose we have compiled a list of Slovenian reading that fascinates us these days.
The list includes a number of recent bestsellers, as well as some books that have either undergone new reprints or are more prominent in this period due to their subject matter or by the authors themselves. Let books be a pleasant company during this year's vacation.
The last two, Maja Prijatelj Videmšek and Boštjan Videmšek
Excellent Slovenian journalists and renowned photographer Matjaž Krivic set off on the path to save northern white rhinos. There are only two representatives of this species in the world, Najin and her daughter Fatu, who live in the Ol Pejeta Reserve in central Kenya, and are closely watched by elite security guards. There is no possibility for the natural continuation of the species, so the fate of the species is in the hands of science.
At the beginning of the world, Drago Jančar
Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist Drago Jančar is considered one of the most translated contemporary authors. His latest work At the Creation of the World is a story about a world that does not yet exist and is "destined" to come into being before our eyes. It is perhaps Jančar's most moving and personal novel, which enchants with the writer's unique style and draws us into the world of secrets of people and the world.
Everyone calls me Tona, Tone Vogrinec and Marko Radmilovič
Slovenian sports legend Tone Vogrinec is a treasure trove of stories, and Marko Radmilovič managed to capture some of them in his writing, who put the rich treasure trove of Vogrinec's stories on paper. The great sports hero of the 1980s, who took Yugoslavian skiing to the very top, remembers many life stories with surgical precision, which he shares with the world in the book.
Pot, Nejc Plotnik
On the 70th anniversary of the birth of the famous Slovenian alpinist Nejc Zaplotnik, who was the first Yugoslav to climb to the top of Mount Everest, it is worth reading his legendary work - The Path - once again. "He who seeks a goal will remain empty when he reaches it, but he who finds a way will always carry the goal within himself," wrote the late alpinist legend in his autobiographical confession, which reveals a series of deep thoughts and reflections on life through the book.
The Adventurer of Mistakes: A Pathetic Guide to Understanding the Fledgling Alpha Male by Miha Šalehar
The latest work of the popular radio presenter Miha Šalehar, which was published last year, seeks an answer to the question of how to make sense of the future in a self-analysis manual. With this, he reveals to the readers his mistakes and delusions from the past, and at the same time gives many people a good idea.
Necropolis, Boris Pahor
The tireless witness of the 20th century, Trieste writer Boris Pahor, who recently passed away, wrote his life story about the concentration camp in the Necropolis section. This is one of the best written accounts of camp life in world literature.
A special girl: a (p)ersonal confession, Jerneja Renko
The mother of three girls, Jernej Renko, appeals to every reader with her honest confession, as she tells her struggle and the story of her motherhood. From the death of the first unborn child, to the birth of the last daughter, Nina, who was born deaf, and the doctors were sure that she would never walk. The book is a story about parental steadfastness, about the firm will and strength that only sincere love, the kind that is established between a child and parents, can inspire in a person.
