Games with Greta And Other Stories |
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Author:
| Tratnik, Suzana |
Translator:
| Biggins, Michael |
Series title: | Slovenian Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-62897-141-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
Publisher: | Deep Vellum Publishing
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Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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The protagonists of Suzana Tratnik's short stories in
Games with Greta all share a sense of isolation on society's margins. Whether non-participants in the mainstream, rebels against it, or its occasional victims, they're well practiced at recognizing the herd instinct in action. From the six-year-old girl who discovers transgressive new games to play with her glamorous cousin from England; to a decidedly unusual schoolchild inventing a novel way of getting back at playground...
More DescriptionThe protagonists of Suzana Tratnik's short stories in Games with Greta all share a sense of isolation on society's margins. Whether non-participants in the mainstream, rebels against it, or its occasional victims, they're well practiced at recognizing the herd instinct in action. From the six-year-old girl who discovers transgressive new games to play with her glamorous cousin from England; to a decidedly unusual schoolchild inventing a novel way of getting back at playground bullies; to young women who find their love interests drifting away, seduced by conventional notions of popularity and success; to a narrator who suddenly finds herself on no ordinary train trip through the heart of Slovenia--these are characters and stories that deftly and sardonically underscore the phantom nature of "normalcy" itself and the risks of its tyranny for dissenters and conformists alike.