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Kale topanky

“Black Shoes” (title translated by AI)

Víťo Staviarsky (born 1960)

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A tragicomic picture of the Roma of eastern Slovakia: small-time market traders, settlement dwellers and a gallery of colourful characters. The dealer Ferdy is given the very young and beautiful Sabina as compensation for a debt, but she runs away from him and finds the love of her life. Told with verve and humour, the story unfolds like a road movie full of passion, suspense and reversals.

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About the book

Form
Novella
Length
173 pages in the original
Genres
Love (assigned by AI)
Set in
Slovakia
First published
2012 by Marenčin PT
Author's age
52 when first published
ISBN

9788081141294 (original)