A House for a Deer

Dominika Moravčíková’s unique prose debut combines the exploration of boundaries between man and animal, between human dwelling and nature. The reader gets to visit families living in small villages in the mountains in shepherds’ huts until they arrive at a house for a deer. There they experience traditions and the supernatural first-hand. The short stories are stacked with mystery, magic and omnipresent superstition. Curses, disputes over property, war and religious conflict can’t be avoided. Five poetic short stories tell us tales that are both harsh and tender at the same time and the reader is likely to believe everything.

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Publisher

Number of pages

180

Language

Slovak language

Year

2022

Book category

General Fiction

Original language

Slovak language

Issue

1.

Published in

Bratislava

Country

Slovakia

ISBN

9788089973682

Book cover

Paperback

Illustrator

Miriama Kardošová