Summary of I Saw Her That Night
“I Saw Her That Night” tells the story of the life and mysterious disappearance of Veronika, a young eccentric woman from Ljubljana, before and during the Second World War. It is love story and a reflection on war and betrayal, narrated from the perspectives of five different characters.
Reasons to read I Saw Her That Night
Drago Jančar is one of Slovenia’s most celebrated contemporary writers. With his best-selling novel “I Saw her That Night”, he won the Kresnik Award for best Slovenian novel of the year and the French ‘Prix du Meilleur livre étranger’ in 2011. Jancar won the Kresnik Award twice more: in 1999 for “Ringing in the Head” and in 2001 for “Catherine, the Peacock, and the Jesuit”. Drago Jančar was also awarded the Herder Prize for literature in 2003 and the European Prize for Literature in 2011.
Setting: Slovenia & Italy
Book set in Slovenia: Ljubljana and other places in Slovenia, Serbia (Valjevo, Vranje, etc.) and Italy (Palmavona). Some of the main events are located at the Podgorsko manor, likely inspired by Strmol Castle in Gorenjska, Slovenia.
Original title: To noč sem jo videl
Year of publication: 2010
Nr of pages: 194
