I wonder if anyone might feel inclined to do a Library checkin for
Drago Jančar? I don’t recall anyone here discussing his work or chances for the Nobel, but I think maybe Morose Mary has. But I’m amazed with his work. I do not feel that he has a readership here in the US of great significance, but I wonder if elsewhere, in other languages, if he might. Jančar is a Slovene writer, aged 73, and I have read I Saw Her That Night, Northern Lights, and The Tree With No Name, and wasn’t disappointed by either of them. Powerful, emotional and unique writing deeply engaged with themes of great importance. The Tree With No Name embodies a very original approach to storytelling, and still the more traditional works such as Norther Lights have a distinctive quality. His varied and nuanced contributions to the arena of literature are also impressive and I’m certain he has been nominated. I look forward to a forthcoming translation, And Love Itself, to appear in November. Regretfully, despite English translations having appeared, they are largely out of print. I Saw Her That Night is the work I believe to be the strongest, of the three novels I have read.
Edit: I was able to find this article after writing this, just to get a stronger impression of his prominence.
https://sloveniatimes.com/drago-jancar-nominated-for-nobel-prize-in-literature/
It’s quite apparent that in Slovenia, he’s clearly considered a prodigious man of letters.