A roofless library in the middle of war-torn Bosnia, staffed by a mysterious woman who leads a young solider through hidden doorways. A businessman hiding from an angry mob of unpaid workers in a suitcase and a lonely divorce who picks up a mysterious hitch-hiker, only to be lured by her into an unfamiliar forest. The End. And Again offers a beguiling, imaginative reworking of the history of the independence of Slovenia and the break-up of Yugoslavia through the eyes of its four main characters - like the line-up of a pop group - Peter, Goran, Denis and Mary. Their memories of the years when their interests revolved more around music and love than around the turbulent political situation that derailed their lives intersect with those of Denis, the only one of them to be enlisted and sent into battle. A lack of any meaningful resolution to their mutual story haunts them all and forces them to search for a different end(ing). (And) Again.

About the Author
Dino Bauk is a lawyer, former Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Education and columnist for the prominent Slovenian weekly Mladina. He wrote a few short stories before bursting onto the literary scene with his debut novel The End. And Again. The novel received the prestigious Best Debut Award of the Slovenian Book Fair and was longlisted for the Kresnik Award for best novel of the year. Timothy Pogacar is an American-Slovenian Literary Historian who teaches at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Reviews
"Bauk's novel throbs with the wounds of his generation and at the same time tells an intense, dazzling story of love and friendship." --Kreuzer Magazine "An exciting and remarkable portrait of a generation, a book about books and what they can do to and with people." --Kleine Zeitung



Book Information
ISBN 9781912545285
Author Timothy Pogacar
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Istros Books
Publisher Istros Books