• Publisher: Beletrina
• 189 pages
• Author: Drago Jančar
• Original title: To noč sem jo videl

Five stories of life in the Balkans before and during World War II inter- sect around memories of Veronika, a beautiful, headstrong woman who disappeared one night in the company of anti-German partisans. As a Serbian cavalryman lies captured and defeated, he dreams of the wom- an with whom he had an affair seven years ago. In an opulent manor house in Slovenia, a mother and her housekeeper reminisce about an absent daughter. A German military doctor receives a letter enquiring about a woman whose hand he once held. And Ivan, a workman at the manor house, unlocks the mystery of a missing woman with his mem-

ory of a stolen moment. Each recollection in I Saw Her That Night provides a different view of Veronika and of the troubled times in which she lived.

A quietly impressive tale of one unusual woman during World War II in the Balkans, master- fully told by the leading Slove- nian writer

About the author

Drago Jančar

As a novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist, Drago Jančar (1948) is a central figure in contemporary Slovenian literature. His writing has revealed an artistic ability to formulate and express ideas that reach far beyond the spiritual and cultural sphere of his native country, making him the most translated Slovenian writer ever. His novels, essays and short stories have been translated into 33 languages and published in Europe, Asia and the Americas. His dramas have also been staged by a number of foreign theatres, while at home they are frequently considered the highlights of the Slovenian theatri- cal season.