On the picture Sanja Kregar.
‘Wraak’ by Anđelko Vuletić, a new title at KLIN.
A thrilling story about the last deed of an old man who wants to justify his existence.
Vuletić. Translation by Sanja Kregar: ‘Revenge’ is a surprisingly playful novel where the writer and poet Anđelko Vuletić explores the phenomenon of revenge. The central theme is the universal conflict between human drifts and biblical commandments, which allows the atmosphere to oscillate from cheerful to heavy. The poetical narrative is based on a solid traditional ground.
Together with his comrades, previous prisoners of the repressive regime that treated them as enemies of the state, an old man wants the revenge on their torturer from long ago.
However, they have become disabled, nearly blind, slow and clumsy. Moreover, a war is going on in Sarajevo where they live under siege. They don’t even know whether their tormentor is still alive. Above all that, the old men regularly have doubts about their right to seek revenge. In hesitation and adverse circumstances they discover how difficult it is to carry out their plan. But is it for a just cause? Is it meaningful? And is it worth the trouble?
About the writer:
Anđelko Vuletić (1933) was born in Ravno, a small village in the south-east of Bosnia and Hercegovina. During his long life he went missing many times, imprisoned by the former regime, hiding from it or traveling around the country.
Already as a student of Philosophy in Sarajevo he was opposed to the official dogma. He was banned from the cultural mainstream and sentenced to a long wandering over the corners of the country.
He published poems, novels and dramas anonymously. Later on his poetry was translated into French, English, German and many other languages. Anđelko Vuletić won several literary awards. He lives and works in Zagreb since 1993.
‘Revenge’ is his eight novel and the first one translated in Dutch.
The book presentation will be held on Friday, November 6th from 5 – 7 pm at Pegasus publisher and book store, Singel 367 in Amsterdam. Open to the public.
The book can be purchased at the publisher’s web site: www.kl-in.eu and at selected quality bookstores. For more information on the writer, the novel, the translator or a trailer you are kindly referred to the website of the publisher.
Price: € 18,50 Paperback, 192 pages
ISBN: 978-94-92160-04-1 NUR: 302
KLIN is specialized in translations from the contemporary Croatian literature.
