Intimno

The novel moves between Paris, Ljubljana and New York and follows three threads. Janina, a Slovenian woman, loves Fadul, a former journalist who fled Chad for Europe because of his critical articles, and struggles to make those around her accept him, while everyday and institutional racism eats into their relationship. Young Amina and the much older Tibor face the death of their few-year-old daughter Isabela, though their bond was faltering before. The artist Deana uses photography to enter the intimacy of the people she portrays. Among them appears the mysterious Tay, who reveals how the stories of identity, foreignness and the presence or absence of choice are connected.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

397 pages in the original

Genres

Love, Migration (assigned by AI)

Set in

Slovenia, France, United States

First published

2015 by Beletrina

Author's age

36 when first published

ISBN

9789612841102 (original)