Slovenian library

The Slovene Library is a series of books that encompasses Slovene prose from the 19th and 20th centuries. In the first translation, it is primarily accessible to authors who have not yet been translated into German. This is a joint project of the Klagenfurt publishers Drava , Mohorjeva / Hermagoras and Wieser .

Erwin Köstler , editor of the series, initiated the project. Each volume has an afterword and notes. The first five volumes were made possible by grants from the Slovenian Book Agency ( Javna agencija za knjigo ) and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and appeared in spring 2013. For financial reasons, it was initially not possible to continue the series, which was originally conceived of 30 volumes a sequel is in progress.

Volumes published so far

• Zofka Kveder : Your life. Novel. Translated from the Slovenian by Daniela Kocmut. With an afterword by Katja Mihurko-Poniž. Drava, Mohorjeva / Hermagoras, Wieser; Klagenfurt / Celovec u. a. 2013.
• Ivan Pregelj : Plebanus Joannes. Thabiti kumi. Novel. Novella. Translated from the Slovenian by Johann Strutz. With an afterword by Matjaž Kmecl. Drava, Mohorjeva / Hermagoras, Wieser; Klagenfurt / Celovec u. a. 2013.
• Vladimir Bartol : Between idyll and horror. Novellas 1935–1940. Translated from the Slovenian by Erwin Köstler. With an afterword by Jelka Kernev Štrajn. Drava, Mohorjeva / Hermagoras, Wieser; Klagenfurt / Celovec u. a. 2013.
• Vitomil Zupan : Journey to the end of spring. Novel. Translated from the Slovenian by Aleksander Studen-Kirchner. With an afterword by Alenka Koron. Drava, Mohorjeva / Hermagoras, Wieser; Klagenfurt / Celovec u. a. 2013.
• Marjan Rožanc : love. Novel. Translated from the Slovenian by Metka Wakounig. With an afterword by Tomo Virk. Drava, Mohorjeva / Hermagoras, Wieser; Klagenfurt / Celovec u. a. 2013.

Web links

• Slovenian library. Wieser publishing house.
• Interview with Erwin Köstler on transstar-europa.com
• Slovenian literature in Innsbruck . derstandard.at, January 22, 2014.
• Slovenian library. Small country - great literature. Deutschlandradio Kultur, January 8, 2014.
• Trotamora in idealisti iz zamejstva. delo.si, June 18, 2013. (Slovenian)
• Radio report: Presentation of the “Slovenian Library”. Literadio, wired. March 16, 2013, 5: 09-17: 34.
• Across times and landscapes. Forays into the neighbour's literature. Kleine Zeitung, March 14, 2013.

literature

• Erwin Köstler: "To intensify the mediation of Slovenian literature in German-speaking countries". In: Andreas Leben, Martina Orožen, Erich Prunč (eds.): Contributions to interdisciplinary Slovenian studies. Prispevki k meddisciplinarni slovenistiki. Festschrift for Ludwig Karničar on his 65th birthday . Graz: Leykam 2014, 251–257.
• John Cox: Slovenian Library: First Cluster of Novels. In: Slovene Studies Journal 35, 1–2 / 2013 [2014], 79–97.
• Denis Poniž: Okno, odprto na sosedovo stran. Slovenske Knjižnice / Slovenian Library, V prvem svežnju je pet slovenskih avtorjev. In: Književni list i December 3, 2013, p. 14.
• Jörg Plath: “Small literature with great authors. The first five volumes of the new "Slovenian Library" testify to a rich tradition ”. In: NZZ , June 29, 2013, p. 28.
• Erwin Köstler: “Predlog” [proposal for a “Slovenian library”]. In: Glasnik Slovenske matice XXXIII / 2011, 133-137.