Kivader

A drummer from a Roma settlement in eastern Slovakia, who will tell the most incredible stories for a few shots of borovička, is the narrator, but at the centre is his best friend Kivader. Kivader always has money for drink and never forgets to buy lottery tickets; his wife Helenka cooks, washes and does the dishes; their son Rudko was born with a big head and little sense, partly because of his father's drinking, and Kivader leaves him behind at a fair. The drummer, whose own wife died in a car crash leaving him a little daughter, spends most of his time in Kivader's kitchen. The settlement is shown without embellishment or stereotypes.

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About the book

Form

Novella

Length

75 pages in the original

Genres

Family (assigned by AI)

Set in

Slovakia

First published

2007 by Vista

Author's age

47 when first published

ISBN

9788096975723 (original)