The Moon in Foil

These stories, in two parts, follow young present-day emigrants from Slovakia who head for other countries with dreams of higher wages, better chances to make something of themselves and, above all, a more intense life free of provincial routine. The book is less about leaving than about searching, a search that at times turns feverish, even neurotic. The backdrops are European capitals, and the stories capture the moment between generations: these young people can cross borders their parents could not. Home is stripped of sentiment without being reduced to alienation: it can be anywhere and nowhere, within reach and lost for good.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

Length

171 pages in the original

Genres

Migration (assigned by AI)

First published

2011 by Koloman Kertész Bagala

Author's age

29 when first published

ISBN

9788081080296 (original)

9781803092546 (Seagull Books, United Kingdom)