Summary of Three Loves, One Death
“Three Loves, One Death” tells the story of a family’s move from the city to a dilapidated farmhouse in the Slovenian countryside in the early 1990s, following the breakdown of Yugoslavia.
Reasons to read Three Loves, One Death
“Three Loves, One Death” is a novel about a family’s quest for a new life and environment, in the hope that this will strengthen their bonds. The story is narrated by the 17-year-old son, who is in search of his identity and future. Evald Flisar received the prestigious Slovene Prešeren Award in 1993. His novel “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (ÄŚarovnikov vajenec), set in the Himalayas, is one of the most popular books in Slovenian literature.
Setting: Slovenia
Book set in Slovenia: likely in Gerlinci (Cankova), the birthplace of the author, Evald Flisar.
Original title: Ljubezni tri in ena smrt
Year of publication: 2002
Nr of pages: 144
