Gottscheers

Status: Available

Page Count: 120

Edition: First

ISBN: 978-1-886383-51-7

SRP (USD): $9.99

Size: 5.5x8.5 trade paperback

Cover: Blue Artisans

Genre(s): Poetry

Homepage: Rudy Kikel

After existing for some six hundred years on land that today falls within the country of Slovenia, as a result of World War II, the "language island" of Gottschee became no longer a land but a people. In this limited edition chapbook, Kikel chronicles his family's rich history and their dream of emigration to America.

"Not to have ever heard/known of the Gottscheers and their pain-wracked history is an embarrassment. To read 'Gottscheers' is to gain a history lesson, and, along with an intimate knowledge of Kikel's ancestors, one gains an up-to-the-minute understanding of today's war bulletins from Sarajevo. Kikel's strong, clear voice carries the chronicle without a sidestep or stumble. A poet of huge heart, crystalline insight and skillful technique."

--Lois Ames -- Publisher Comments

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