Obrazy socialistické éry v současné slovinské literatuře
Images of the Socialist Era in Contemporary Slovenian Literature

Author(s): Aleš Kozár
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Slovenian Literature
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Slovenian literature; reflection of socialism; contemporary novel; nostalgia in literature; tabu topics
Summary/Abstract: Contemporary Slovenian social narrative without any doubt carries traces of a nostalgia for Tito’s era of 1960s and 1970s that can be observed in literature as well (e. g. Bronja Žakelj). However, works that unmasked the totalitarianism of that period had started appearing much earlier, e.g. those of Lojze Kovačič or Vitomil Zupan. These were later followed by historical novels which searched for the roots and causes of the transformation of the idealism of the antifascist resistance into a totalitarian machinery (the works of Drago Jančar or Maruša Krese). Another strand of literature describes the merging of nationalities, migration, prejudices and stereotypes, but also a xenophobia observable in Slovenian society to this day (Goran Vojnović). The present article is an attempt to outline the abovementioned perspectives in the ways modern Slovenian society and culture are dealing with the period of socialism.

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