Description
Set in Slovakia, a revealing narrative about contemporary society.
An accidental pregnancy, a good-looking man who cares about no one but himself, marriage because the man "had a bit of a Christian upbringing," divorce-that is the trajectory of Pipina's life, leading to single motherhood and a thousand cruelties of everyday life because she is an ugly woman in a world where ugliness is worse than a death sentence. At every turn, she is reminded of her inferiority. She can't wait for the end of each day when she can sit in the stairwell outside of her dilapidated apartment and retreat into her thoughts. Her drab life full of indignities dissolves only in her beautiful, cinematic dreams. In them, she experiences whatever she can't do or have in real life. She creates a rich inner world, and her razor-sharp observations, interlaced with a good dose of humor, produce a revealing narrative about contemporary society. In the first English translation of her work, the brilliant Slovak author Zuzana Ciganova pulls back the veil on people's most private thoughts-thoughts that could very much be our own.
About the Author
Zuzana Ciganova is an actress and a writer in Bratislava, Slovakia. She is the author of Little Ways Around the World; Champagne, Coffee, Beer; and Evol. Magdalena Mullek is a literary translator and scholar. She is the author of the Dedalus Book of Slovak Literature and Into the Spotlight.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803090825
Author Zuzana Ciganova
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd
Publisher Seagull Books London Ltd
Weight(grams) 302g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 151mm * 16mm
An accidental pregnancy, a good-looking man who cares about no one but himself, marriage because the man "had a bit of a Christian upbringing," divorce-that is the trajectory of Pipina's life, leading to single motherhood and a thousand cruelties of everyday life because she is an ugly woman in a world where ugliness is worse than a death sentence. At every turn, she is reminded of her inferiority. She can't wait for the end of each day when she can sit in the stairwell outside of her dilapidated apartment and retreat into her thoughts. Her drab life full of indignities dissolves only in her beautiful, cinematic dreams. In them, she experiences whatever she can't do or have in real life. She creates a rich inner world, and her razor-sharp observations, interlaced with a good dose of humor, produce a revealing narrative about contemporary society. In the first English translation of her work, the brilliant Slovak author Zuzana Ciganova pulls back the veil on people's most private thoughts-thoughts that could very much be our own.
About the Author
Zuzana Ciganova is an actress and a writer in Bratislava, Slovakia. She is the author of Little Ways Around the World; Champagne, Coffee, Beer; and Evol. Magdalena Mullek is a literary translator and scholar. She is the author of the Dedalus Book of Slovak Literature and Into the Spotlight.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803090825
Author Zuzana Ciganova
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd
Publisher Seagull Books London Ltd
Weight(grams) 302g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 151mm * 16mm
