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A novel by\u00a0Mitja \u010cander, translated from the Slovene by Rawley Grau<\/p>\n

ISBN: 978-1-912545-933<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main character and narrator of\u00a0Blind Man is a successful book editor and critic with severely impaired vison, although he has never had much to do with the visually impaired community and doesn\u2019t really feel like he is one of them. But when he is offered a chance to enter the world of politics, he is \u201cblinded\u201d by the lure of power, and this easy-going, level-headed husband and soon-to-be father gradually turns into a self-absorbed careerist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author Mitja \u010cander, without pontificating and with a measured dose of humour, paints a critical, unsparing portrait of a small European country and through it a convincing satire on the psychological state of contemporary European society. What, or who, do we still believe in today, and who should we trust? Politicians, apparatchiks, the media? Speeches laden with buzzwords and grandiose promises break down the flimsy fa\u00e7ade, as the protagonist\u2019s own insecurity suggests that things are not always what they seem. In the end, social blindness is worse than any physical impairment, and worst of all is to be blinded by your own ego.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“…an insightful satire on contemporary Slovenia and by extension the world of politics and the media beyond. It transcends\u00a0borders with its topical resonance.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The New European<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Cander is strong on atmosphere and\u00a0wit \u2013 there is a grim amusement in the central character\u2019s somewhat gullible hyperactivity…”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Irish Times<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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