Polona Glavan, who was born in Ljubljana in 1974, is a novelist, short story writer and translator from English into Slovenian (authors she has translated include Mac Laverty, Aidoo, Andrea Levy, O’Connor, and Hannah Arendt).

Glavan is known to be an avid traveller, and it was her experiences en route that first inspired her to write. Her debut novel, "Noč v Evropi" [A Night in Europe] (2001), describes one of her many journeys, an Inter-Rail trip through Europe, with humorous distance and a lively style. It depicts the often disoriented search for meaning of young Europeans. In contrast, her second book, a collection of short stories entitled "Gverilci" [Guerrillas] (2004), focuses on seemingly commonplace, everyday topics, such as family, children, young couples, and city life – yet hidden beneath the surface are acts of violence, sexual abuse, suicide, and mental illness.

With "Gverilci", Polona Glavan entered the ranks of socially engaged writers. Using a minimalist style, she cultivates a way of writing that is at once socially critical and warmly humorous.

Works:
Noč v Evropi (2001) – Gverilci (2004).

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