Afterwards

Cultural Writing. Part of one empire or another for centuries, Slovenia was long denied a cultural identity of its own. But the confused and confusing questions of Europe, ethnicity, empire, and autonomy are often only a backdrop to what many of the writers in this anthology have sought to foreground, namely, an attention to private life and its attendant sorrows and joys. Poignant, reverent pleas for intimacy amid destruction may be the hallmark of the most engaging writing in Central Europe, from which Slovenia is emerging as a crucial, distinctive voice. Contributors include Andrej Blatnik, Berta Bojetu-Boeta, Ales Debeljak, Drago Jancar, Majda Kne, Edvard Kocbec, Boris Pahor, and Tomas Salamun. Edited by Andrew Zawacki.