Lit in Translation

Dušan Šarotar

Born 1968 · Slovenia

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Kresnik 2022 · Shortlist

    Zvezdna karta

    Title translated by AI:“Star Chart”

    Dušan Šarotar · 53 when first published

    Novel · 166 pages · Historical, Family

    AI-generated summary:Through the memories of their maid Žalna, the novel follows Franjo Schwarz, a Jewish merchant from Čakovec, his wife Rozika and their son Evgen, who from 1932 make a life by the railway station in Šalovci in Prekmurje.

  • In English

    Kresnik 2015 · Shortlist

    Panorama

    Panorama

    Dušan Šarotar · 46 when first published

    Novel · 206 pages · Migration

    AI-generated summary:A writer, perhaps the author's alter ego, looks for peace and inspiration on a slow journey along the rainy, misty coast of Ireland, then travels on to Belgium and through Ljubljana to Sarajevo.

  • In English

    Kresnik 2008 · Shortlist

    Billiards at the Hotel Dobray

    Biljard v Dobrayu

    Dušan Šarotar · 39 when first published

    Novel · 247 pages · War, Historical

    AI-generated summary:In the once-grand Hotel Dobray in Murska Sobota, with its casino and brothel, many lives collide on a single night at the end of the Second World War, as the Red Army approaches and a last game of billiards is played.