• Publisher: Beletrina
• 284 pages
• Author:
• Original title: Pontonski most

A Pontoon Bridge is set against the political backdrop of 1990s Slovenia, a time of political change in a newly independent country and a time of legitimation of hate speech against minorities. The novel tells the story of eternal student Jana, a young woman who lives on the existential edge. Though very well ed- ucated, Jana and her friends largely live on the margins – because of their sexual orientation, poverty or other differences – and some even fall over the edge. After a difficult breakup with drug addict Simi, Jana must face her de- mons and anxiety attacks all on her own. When she starts going to therapy, she begins to see her life as a pontoon bridge, provisional and temporary. Tak- ing stock of her wild recent past, she tries to build and bring meaning to the present, although she keeps worrying how strong this bridge of hers really is. With fun times consigned to the past, Jana is acutely aware of her loneliness, both on a personal and social level. As she searches for her place in the world, she comes to realise that her circle of lesbian friends is the only community where she feels like herself.

A Pontoon Bridge is a radical book that features vivid and can- did descriptions along with slang typical of the era, recalling the 1990s Slovenia that gave birth to the LGBT community and the alternative squat of Metelkova. A time when rave parties abounded and club life was imbued with activism and rebellion.