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Love Novel - cover

Love Novel

Ivana Sajko

Translator Mima Simić

Publisher: V&Q Books

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Summary

Love in late capitalism: Ivana Sajko takes us into a war between kitchen and bedroom. He, an unemployed humanist, is trying to change the world and write a novel. She, a passable actress, has given up her safe job at the theatre to care for their child. He is delirious, she is on edge. With the rent overdue and violence looming on all sides, the two of them circle one another in a dizzying dance towards the abyss.
Available since: 04/01/2022.
Print length: 160 pages.

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