Newcomers in the Wall Street Journal
In a book review published by the Wall Street Journal this week, Sam Sacks considers the second installment of Lojze Kovačič's Newcomers translated by Michael Biggins. The review can be found here in full. The following is excerpted from the
Lojze Kovačič, the Greatest Undiscovered Cosmopolitan Writer of the South Slavs
"Lojze Kovačič, the Greatest Undiscovered Cosmopolitan Writer of the South Slavs" – Miljenko Jergović First published in Croatian in Jutarnji list (Zagreb), February 9, 2019 Translated from Croatian by Michael Biggins (draft 27 Feb 2019) Sometimes, even in a completely illiterate society
Kovačič voted as outstanding Slovene novelist of past 25 years
A jury of 18 leading Slovene literary critics and historians chose Lojze Kovačič as the outstanding Slovene novelist since Slovenia achieved its independence in 1991. Kovačič's 1991 novel, Time of Crystal, was chosen among the top 25 novels that have been awarded the annual