
In 1945 Slovenia, 6,000 civilians and 12,000 members of the anti-Communist Home Guard, the "domobranci", fearing punishment for their wartime resistance to their Partisan enemies, fled to southern Austria. But there, the British 8th Army loaded them into trucks, purportedly to take them to Italy, only to deliver them straight back to Tito's Partisans. The Partisans tortured and then executed them. The remaining civilians were spared due to the brave revolt of the British Red Cross and Quaker aid workers. John Corsellis witnessed and took part in these protests and in this book reconstructs the survivors' stories. These are vivid tales of wartime cruelty, of the revival of battered communities in refugee camps, and of emigration to Argentina, the U.S., Canada and Britain. In this unique volume, the authors call on more than half a century of research and an unsurpassed knowledge of the Slovene migrant communities around the world to tell their stories. 



Slovenia, 1945: Memories of Death and Survival after World War II

Slovenology is part memoir, part essay collection, part travel writing, and part guidebook. It is meant to act as a guide-in-hand while visiting Slovenia, but it can be read just as well from the comfort of your own home to give you a deep­er and more colorful sense of what it’s like to live in this remarkable, little-known country.

Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World's Best Country

Finalist:
2016 High Plains Book Awards, Short Stories

In his debut short story collection, poet and novelist Patrick Hicks reminds us of one such constant in all our lives—death. In these stories, most of which are set firmly in the heart of the country, the characters, all solid, well-meaning, hardworking people, are beset by tragedies both large and small, natural and unnatural. In the opening piece, “57 Gatwick,” which won the 2012 Glimmer Train Emerging Writer Fiction award, a terrorist bombing of a commercial airliner over the city of Duluth, Minnesota gives the town coroner a new task beyond the collection and identification of victims’ bodies, thus restoring hope to a shattered community. In “Burn Unit,” a lone, misanthropic woman who rescues stray and abused animals, in turn rescues her horribly burned niece from a neglectful family and a life of despair. An unpopular teenage girl discovers a hidden talent in the wake of a devastating storm in “Picasso and the Tornado.” In the “The Lazarus Bomb,” the crew of a B-17 bomber crew flying missions over Germany in WWII is suddenly imbued with the ability to give life rather than rain death. With gentle humor and deft, lyrical prose, this collection demonstrates that, despite these tragedies, unlooked-for miracles do occur.

The Collector of Names: Stories

Lonely Planet Slovenieue (French Edition)

Like many other countries in Europe, Slovenia suffered severe consequences during and after WWII. Many historians claim that WWII was the continuation of WWI, which had ravaged Slovenia and, in consequence, divided its territories and citizens.

Before WWI, Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1915, Italy attacked Austria and opened the Isonzo Front, one of the cruelest series of battles during WWI, ending in the defeat of the Italian army at Kobarid (Caporetto). Hemingway wrote about the battle in "Farewell to Arms." Nevertheless, Italy was on the side of the winners, and consequently gained vast territories of Slovenia, Istria, and Dalmatia according to the Treaty of Rapallo. The people under the Italian rule were soon subjected to the genocidal policies of the Italian Fascists that came to power in the 1920s.

The novel begins in 1943 in the hinterland of Trieste that has been under Italian rule for more than two decades. The novel tells the story of Ada and Valeria, two friends who come from the same little village in the heart of the Brkini Hills near Trieste. Circumstances soon separate them. Ada marries an affluent psychiatrist who joins the Home Guard, while Valeria becomes a dedicated activist of the Communist-led Liberation Front. After the atrocities of the war, their children are brought up in the new Titoist Yugoslavia. Seventy years later, a brother and a sister must face the story of their unfortunate parents. They are torn apart, only to be joined by love.

Cherry trees with their white blossoms and red fruit symbolize the nation, the division between the white Home Guard and the red Communists. Without taking sides, this national epic portrays the tumultuous history of a torn country and its people, the victims of wild ideologies.

The historical background of the novel is thoroughly researched, as the author is Slovenian and aware of the terrible division of the Slovenian society dating from WWII. In April 1941, the Nazis defeated Yugoslavia and occupied northern Slovenia, leaving their Axis partners with the rest: the Hungarians took the east while the Italians annexed the south including the city of Ljubljana. Slovenian patriots organized a guerrilla fight within the Liberation Front, consisting of various political groups together with the Communist Party. Within two years, the Communist Party completely took over the national resistance movement and played dirty with anyone who did not suit its interests, namely, the revolution to establish a socialist state in the manner of the Soviet Union.

Slovenian anti-communist militia, who opposed such course, emerged. Yet, lacking of material support of the Allies, they all ended on the side of the Axis as collaborators. The two factions - the Home Guard (Axis) and Tito's Yugoslav resistance (Allies) - engaged in a bitter, fraternal fight that ended in 1945 resulting in massacres perpetrated by Yugoslav partisans.

""A heartbreaking masterpiece. The destiny of a traitor's son and a murderer's daughter is rendered in eloquent prose. Without doubt, Valeria is the new grand personage in Slovene and world literature,"" says Bo tjan Tadel, a journalist, publicist and a writer. The novel first appeared in Slovenian language and had a huge impact on the social discussion as well as many positive critiques and media coverage."

White and Red Cherries: A Slovenian Civil War Novel

King of the Rattling Spirits 

Gottschee was eine Deutsche Sprachinsel, a German linguistic enclave, inside the borders of present day Slovenia, and at the crossroads of history. Over the centuries, the Gottscheer people witnessed the boarders around them redrawn and experienced forced resettlement. As a result, this tiny ethnic group identifies themselves in relation to the Austro-Hungarian empire, the Habsburg Empire, Austria, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, Italy and Germany. Thomason traces the history of the Gottscheers in their own words, from their childhoods in Gottschee, to their resettlement in 1941 and their final migration in the 1950's across Europe and the Atlantic Ocean. In the process of presenting and preserving the Gottscheer history, Thomason shares her own ethnographic descriptions of the community and her experiences getting to know them.

Memories of Gottschee: A Narrated History of Fidelity and Fragility

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you "really" need to know when traveling to Croatia and Slovenia.

With this guide, you'll explore charming towns and undiscovered natural wonders. Stroll atop the walls that encircle romantic Dubrovnik, wander through the Roman ruins in the heart of bustling Split, and set sail to the islands of Korcula and Hvar on the glimmering Adriatic. Feel the spray from the waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes National Park. Drive mountain passes in Slovenia's idyllic Julian Alps. And take side-trips to Montenegro's dramatic Bay of Kotor and the Turkish-flavored city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll get up-to-date recommendations on what's worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.

Rick Steves' Croatia and Slovenia

This new Bradt guide explores this secret corner of the former Yugoslavia, with Alpine scenery and charming coastal towns. "Slovenia" thoroughly covers travel fundamentals as well as providing a strong emphasis on the country's culture and history.


Slovenia: The Bradt Travel Guide

Minuet for Guitar (in Twenty-Five Shots) is an intense exploration of the horrors of war, of morality and of historical forces propelling men this way and that. Using his life experiences for much of the action in the novel, Zupan introduces us to Jakob Bergant Berk, a man lost in two places and times. Slip-sliding between occupied Slovenia in the 1940s and a Spanish resort in the 1970s, we move from harrowing wartime guerrilla fighting to Berk’s curious encounter with Joseph Bitter, a former German soldier, during vacation in Spain. In the war, Berk is an apolitical non-conformist swept along by events over which he has little control, and some thirty years later, still traumatised by his wartime experiences, he tries to make sense of his memories in discussions with his old enemy Bitter.

Once rumoured that it was used by the CIA as a manual for guerrilla warfare, Minuet for Guitar is a powerful examination of war on par with Céline’s Journey to the End of the Night, a modern Slovenian classic filled with philosophical ruminations and told in Zupan’s casual, ironic and even seductive voice.

War is also a dance. The war dance had begun, they say. A minuet. Accompanied by a twenty-five-shot guitar.

Menuet Za Kitaro: Na Petindvajset Strelov

This book contains around 50 walks which bring the best of the Julian Alps to the English-speaking walker. The walks are based around five bases - Kranjska Gora, Bovec, Kobarid, Bled and Bohinj - all of which have a range of accommodation and public transport facilities. There is something here for everyone - from easy valley walks and rougher forest trails to high mountain protected routes, some of which require Alpine mountaineering experience. Several possibilities for multi-day walks are included. The Julian Alps are situated in the small independent republic of Slovenia, at the south-eastern end of the Alpine chain. Their highest peak, Triglav, at 2864m, may be smaller than some of the better-known western giants, but what they lack in stature they make up for in interest and accessibility. The dramatic limestone peaks drop steeply through forests to flower meadows, and will give you a feast for the eyes no matter which direction you turn.

The Julian Alps of Slovenia: Mountain Walks and Short Treks

Beat the crowds and the hype to sweet Ljubljana. Browse for antiques and crafts, then treat yourself to divine cake in a frescoed teahouse. Wander along cobbled streets, past elaborately painted buildings, through parks and over Triple Bridge. At night, catch a gig at artist commune Metelkova, or unwind in a designer bar. Discover why people can't help falling for 'beloved' Ljubljana with this discerning guide. 
DiverseNighlife - handpicked hipster bars, old-style cafes, live music venues and an eclectic mix of festivals 
Unique Dining - candid reviews of the best spots for nouveau-Slovene cuisine, beef goulash and, yes, horse burgers 
To Market, To Market - we show you the best markets and shops for Art Nouveau antiques, Idrija lace and painted beehive panels 
Easy-To-Use Maps - grid-referenced fold-out maps help you get the most out of this pedestrian-friendly city


Best of Ljubljana (Lonely Planet Best Of)

Mountain Biking in Slovenia: Julian Alps - Gorenjska and Soca Valley, South, Central and North East (Cicerone Mountain Biking Guides)

Revealing the potential of a little-known cuisine, 'The Food &amp; Cokking of Slovenia' displays a fascinating blend of European and Slavic tastes. Whether readers go for the sweet-and-sour bean and sauerkraut hotpot or the millet-stuffed turnips, they're sure to be in for a treat.

The Food and Cooking of Slovenia: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes, Techniques, Over 60 Classic Recipes

A guidebook to trekking the Slovene Mountain Trail, crossing Slovenia from Austria to the Adriatic. The 550km route is presented in a series of 12 3 to 6-day treks of all levels of difficulty, all featuring start and finish points that can be accessed by public transport. They can be completed as single sections or linked to create a longer trip. Each day is graded: low-grade walking is mostly on tracks or lanes with no steep ascents, whereas the most difficult stages may involve steep and technical terrain including fixed protection or sections of via ferrata, for which a helmet, self-belaying equipment and the appropriate experience are required.

In addition to clear route description and mapping, the guide provides all the practical information you will need to plan your trip, covering transport, accommodation and safety, as well as background notes on geology, plants and wildlife. 

From Maribor, close by the Austrian border in the north-east, to Ankaran on the Adriatic coast in the south-west, the route covers outstanding mountain and upland walking: the vast forested plateau of Pohorje, the sheer limestone peaks of the Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps with their via ferrata protected routes, the traditional alpine pastures and flower-strewn ridges of the Karavanke, and the forested hills and olive groves of the limestone karst country that stretch towards the coast.

Slovenia

Slovenia, 1945: Memories of Death and Survival after World War II

John Corsellis

Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World's Best Country

Noah Charney

The Collector of Names: Stories

Patrick Hicks

Lonely Planet Slovenieue (French Edition)

Steve Fallon

White and Red Cherries: A Slovenian Civil War Novel

Tanja Tuma

King of the Rattling Spirits

Miha Mazzini

Memories of Gottschee: A Narrated History of Fidelity and Fragility

Bobbi Thomason

Rick Steves' Croatia and Slovenia

Rick Steves

Slovenia: The Bradt Travel Guide

Robin McKelvie

Menuet Za Kitaro: Na Petindvajset Strelov

Vitomil Zupan

The Julian Alps of Slovenia: Mountain Walks and Short Treks

Justi Carey

Best of Ljubljana (Lonely Planet Best Of)

Fionn Davenport

Mountain Biking in Slovenia: Julian Alps - Gorenjska and Soca Valley, South, Central and North East (Cicerone Mountain Biking Guides)

Rob Houghton

The Food and Cooking of Slovenia: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes, Techniques, Over 60 Classic Recipes

Janez Bogataj

The Slovene Mountain Trail: Slovenska planinska pot (Cicerone Trekking Guides)

Justi Carey