Lit in Translation

Boris Kolar

Born 1960 · Slovenia

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Kresnik 2024 · Shortlist

    O vinu, kozah in drugih prevarah

    Title translated by AI:“Of Wine, Goats and Other Deceptions”

    Boris Kolar · 63 when first published

    Novel · 204 pages · Historical, Satire

    AI-generated summary:In the early fourteenth century, old Aicelina, condemned to drowning by the good Bishop Yves, curses his wine in revenge, and the finest wine in Christendom can be saved only by the cheese of a very special white goat.

  • In English

    Kresnik 2009 · Shortlist

    Iqball Hotel

    Iqball hotel

    Boris Kolar · 48 when first published

    Novel · 150 pages · Satire, Historical

    AI-generated summary:After the First World War an easy-going young Mediterranean man builds a mud-brick hotel in the middle of the African savannah, whose only guests are herders fond of betting, drink and brawling.