My Father’s DreamsMy Fathers Dreams: A Tale of Innocence Abused, is a controversial and shocking novel by Slovenias bestselling author Evald Flisar, and is regarded by many critics as his best. The book tells the story of fourteen year old Adam, the only son of a village doctor and his quiet wife, living in apparent rural harmony. But this is a topsy turvy world of illusions and hopes, in which the author plays with the function of dreaming and story telling to present

the novel's protagonist looks back on his life

Standing alone

this multi-faceted little jewel is a reader's delight

The work envelops large islands such as the Isle of Wight

This first part concludes with a tale of walking through Rome by surgeon/author Khalil al-Neimi

a lived lie that has tragic consequences

This is his debut collection

which reminds us that any end is also a beginning

and wondering how he felt About the Immortal Architect

and about to be closed when part of it collapses

‘In these locked down and unfocused times the short story is a much needed respite from the current Covid-19 bleakness

and much of the collection