Príbehy Považského Sokolca

Seventeen short, humorous and linked stories, framed by the image of a bird of prey announcing misfortune, portray the village of Považský Sokolec in the first years of the new democracy. Its inhabitants, small and large eccentrics who always find a way, discover business and the unfamiliar 'achievements of civilisation', which leads to absurd and grotesque situations: smuggling frozen vegetables under a fur hat, breeding mouflons, carting off and selling stones from the castle hill. Hoping to resemble a modern town, the villagers slowly lose what made their village distinct, while the monotonous work at the local frozen-food plant goes on, and gossip, envy and prejudice flourish.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

Length

205 pages in the original

Genres

Satire (assigned by AI)

Set in

Slovakia, 1990s

First published

2010 by Petrus

ISBN

9788089233410 (original)