Patchwork in White

A brief yet powerful novel depicting the dramas of childhood as experienced by Ota and Andrej, a couple who adopt a pair of albino twins exposed to abuse and exclusion because of their otherness. Stitched together from fragments spanning the decades from the mid-1950s to the present day, the book is a meditation on motherhood, femininity, marriage, and the imminence of death. 

The author’s poetic and, at times brutally honest, voice is complemented by Eva Moflárová’s sensitive illustrations.

Excerpt from book

Number of pages

120

Language

Slovak language

Year

2022

Book category

General Fiction

Original language

Slovak language

Issue

1.

Country

Slovakia

ISBN

978-80-8151-099-1

Book cover

Paperback