http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2145 Digital editions archived in the CLARIN.SI repository 2026-07-22T15:32:39Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2275 Sample from the audiobook "Hvala za vijolice" (Thank you for the violets) Pajnik Beguš, Irena This entry contains the first part of the audiobook "Hvala za vijolice" (Thank you for the violets) by author Irena Pajnik Beguš (COBISS ID: 283507715, ISBN: 978-961-291-560-5). The story is about emigrants, about love—not only between people, but also about love for one's homeland and about hope that endures despite difficult times. “Life itself is also a story you make up for yourself—or at least to some extent,” he says with a smile. “Everyone has their own novel, and every one of them is interesting in its own way. The only difference is that we never let others read it. Not in its entirety. Perhaps only in fragments. Some people read only those pages where they themselves play a part. Others read more because they stay with us longer. Some people's stories would become bestsellers, while others' stories probably wouldn't sell at all.” 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2264 Sample from the e-book "Trgovec z dušami" (The soul merchant) Flisar, Evald This entry includes the first part of the e-book "Trgovec z dušami" (The soul merchant) by author Evald Flisar (COBISS.SI-ID 266956291, ISBN 978-961-7218-92-3). When the seasoned world traveller Evald Flisar sets out in later life to retrace his former journeys, hoping to discover how much the world has changed over four decades and how much his own increasingly unfamiliar self has changed with it, chance brings him to Simba, a small island in eastern Indonesia, where he encounters unusual people and extraordinary events. The island, whose inhabitants remain deeply attached to spirituality and ancient customs, has fallen prey to Wilson, an American businessman who exports life-size elephants carved from teak and imports everything he believes will help him "modernise" the island and, in doing so, claim it as his own. Tense and witty, the novel intertwines strange events with profound insights before, as so often in Flisar's work, ultimately turning into tragedy. Simba is a powerful warning against human greed, which is relentlessly driving the world towards destruction. Flisar, whose works have appeared in 250 translations across 42 languages, is also interested in another question: to what extent do our experiences and inventions gradually merge into something else, a mixture in which we can no longer distinguish truth from fiction? How much of what we believe to be a memory of past events is itself fictional? And to what extent are we little more than characters in a story that we continually create through our interpretations of what happens to us and the choices we make throughout our lives? 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2265 Sample from the e-book "Malo se ljubimo, smejemo, malo boli, nato ugasnemo" (We love a little, laugh a little, hurt a little, then we fade away) Flisar, Evald This entry includes the first part of the e-book "Malo se ljubimo, smejemo, malo boli, nato ugasnemo" (We love a little, laugh a little, hurt a little, then we fade away) by author Evald Flisar (COBISS.SI-ID 268256259, ISBN 978-961-7218-98-5). To mark Evald Flisar’s 80th birthday, a special anniversary edition of selected quotations was published under the title We love a little, laugh a little, hurt a little, then we fade away. These reflections on life, enriched by the sharpness of criticism and the gentle depth of the most profound questions posed by a traveller through the kingdom of shadows and a seeker of a thousand and one paths, will inspire readers of every generation. “I wanted to create a book readers could fish through, casting a line here and there without expecting to catch a big fish, but simply discovering, on one page or another, a thought that might make them reflect, remind them of something they had forgotten, reveal something new or serve as a warning.” Evald Flisar 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2274 Sample from the audiobook "Lokvanjev cvet" (The water lily blossom) Sivec, Ivan This entry contains the first part of the audiobook "Lokvanjev cvet" (The water lily blossom) by author Ivan Sivec (COBISS ID: 285356803, ISBN: 978-961-291-564-3). The eighth book in the Touch of the heart series by Slovenian author Ivan Sivec, titled The water lily blossom (Lokvanjev cvet), with the subtitle A heart-wrenching story of high school senior Taja, is set in the present day, exploring a period that many graduating students and their parents experience as a defining test of maturity. 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2283 Sample from the e-book "Zbogom sonce" (Farewell to the sun) Flisar, Evald This entry includes the first part of the e-book "Zbogom sonce" (Farewell to the sun) by author Evald Flisar (COBISS.SI-ID 266955267, ISBN 978-961-7218-91-6). The novel is not merely a gallery of precisely drawn characters entangled in difficult family relationships, punctuated by flashes of humour as family members hurl cynical remarks at one another. It is much more than that. The narrative is driven by timeless themes: selfishness, envy and resentment, but also the desire for success and love, together with the disappointment of unfulfilled longings. Through the voice of a fifteen-year-old narrator, we witness the trauma of a provincial middle-class family, first in a comfortable house and later in a luxurious mansion filled with all the expected symbols of status, from foolish paintings to the obligatory antlers on the wall. Yet what will continue to resonate with readers is the novel’s central message about the futility of an egoistic way of life, which ultimately leads to distress, despair and even tragedy. The solar eclipse visible in the Prekmurje region in 1999, where the story is set, has a cleansing effect on some of the characters. It forces them to confront the harm they have caused and awakens in them a desire to atone for their mistakes through generosity. Others, however, are compelled to bid farewell to the “sun” within themselves. 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2282 Sample from the e-book "Poglej skozi okno" (Look through the window) Flisar, Evald This entry includes the first part of the e-book "Poglej skozi okno" (Look through the window) by author Evald Flisar (COBISS.SI-ID 269261571, ISBN 978-961-7279-07-8). "Look through the window. Do you see the stranger leaning against a tree and staring towards the house? On Sundays, visitors arrive around noon, never at dawn. Your mother and father are still asleep. Fear takes hold of you. You have no idea that this stranger is about to turn your life upside down. You cannot imagine that you will lose your best friend. That fate will bring you a new one. Or that the two of you will set out on a long and dangerous journey. Will you find room inside yourself for his elephant? Will he find room inside himself for your pig? Will your god and his agree to a truce? How will this game of fate, from which there is no escape, unfold? So much uncertainty! So many questions! The answers are waiting. Inside the book. Open it and start reading." 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2279 Sample from the audiobook "Lev Rogi najde srečo" (Lev Rogi finds happiness) Plohl, Igor This entry contains the first part of the audiobook "Lev Rogi najde srečo" (Lev Rogi finds happiness) by author Igor Plohl (COBISS ID: 280270339, ISBN: 978-961-291-551-3). "The story of Leo Rogi is the story of a somewhat unusual lion who, after a serious spinal injury, ends up using a wheelchair. As he faces his new circumstances in life, he discovers the true value of living and overcomes obstacles that did not exist for him before the accident: he learns again how to dress himself, transfer from his wheelchair, wash dishes, and iron clothes. Soon, he discovers how to get his new life back on track. He moves into his own apartment, learns to drive a car again, becomes a teacher at a hospital school, returns to sports, and becomes completely independent." 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2281 Sample from the e-book "Kosmata druščina" (The hairy bunch) Hočevar, Tone This entry includes the first part of the e-book "Kosmata druščina" (The hairy bunch) by author Tone Hočevar (COBISS.SI-ID 269257987, ISBN 978-961-7279-05-4). Tone Hočevar is a journalist, editor, correspondent and author of numerous articles and documentaries. Wherever he and his family travelled around the world, they were accompanied by dogs. “They contributed a great deal, truly a great deal, to helping me uncover the backgrounds and truths that I would otherwise never have discovered. In Mexico, Cuba and Italy. We took them with us, flying from Mexico to Ljubljana, then to Cuba and back to Ljubljana again,” Tone wrote in his memoir Temptations. In this book, readers will meet playful, fierce, hunting and affectionate dogs who enriched the Hočevar family’s lives and sometimes even saved them. Once again, Tone Hočevar proves himself to be an excellent storyteller. Into his stories about canine heroes, including a rescue dog, a therapy dog, a dog trained to warn when action was required because of diabetes and even a film star, Hočevar weaves memories of his childhood and his years spent living around the world, an overview of Slovenian cynology and, above all, numerous witty and mischievous adventures and pranks starring his four-legged friends. 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2278 Sample from the audiobook "Lev Rogi premaguje ovire" (Lev Rogi overcomes obstacles) Plohl, Igor This entry contains the first part of the audiobook Lev Rogi premaguje ovire" (Lev Rogi overcomes obstacles) by author Igor Plohl (COBISS ID: 280387331, ISBN: 978-961-291-553-7). "Many of you already know that Leo Rogi is not an ordinary lion. Although he uses a wheelchair for mobility, it does not stop him from doing his job, riding a bicycle, driving a car, or even traveling to distant places. He especially enjoys going on trips with his friends. The wolves Peter and Pavla are always ready for a good adventure. But unfortunate circumstances make things rather difficult for them: in one place, there is no lowered curb on the pavement; elsewhere, a ramp beside the stairs has been built far too steep. And since troubles rarely come alone, the power goes out that very day and the elevator stops working. To top it all off, Rogi cannot get to his car, even though he parked in a clearly marked parking space reserved for people with disabilities!" 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11356/2280 Sample from the e-book "Očetova pisma sinu" (Father's letters to his son) Flisar, Evald This entry includes the first part of the e-book "Očetova pisma sinu" (A father's letters to his son) by author Evald Flisar (COBISS.SI-ID 269256963, ISBN 978-961-7279-04-7). Evald Flisar, a world traveller who has visited 99 countries and an internationally renowned author whose works have appeared in 242 translations across 40 languages, is also the husband of Jane Bauer, a popular and award-winning children’s author, and the father of an eighth-grade student who won a silver medal for Slovenia at the 18th International Natural Science Olympiad in Dubai. At a time when the world is changing, he has gathered in these letters to his son a series of reflections resembling short essays, intended to accompany Martin on his journey towards adulthood and prepare him more fully for everything that lies ahead. Yet the wisdom a father lovingly passes on to his son is universal and reveals itself differently to readers at every stage of life. Flisar has put into words much of what many people would like to say to their children but have not yet found the words to express. At times, he also holds up a mirror with such skill that adult readers, too, are left reflecting deeply. 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z