Klemen Pisk

The Blower

Klemen Pisk's book “Pihalec” (“The Blower”) is a selection of humoristic short stories and was published at the most respectful Slovene publishing house, Nova Revija. The title story “The Blower” talks about relations between musicians and a conflict between the orchestra and solo performer, Janko. Thrown out from the orchestra, Janko is discovered at a jam session by an important businessman who offers him a well-paid job. Thus, an unsuccessful trumpet player becomes a successful glassblower.

Latest news

Pustovník a vlk

Bratislava, Slovakia, October 2009

Klemen's most recent book, Pustovník a vlk (The Hermit and the Wolf), is published in Slovakia on the occasion of Klemen's guest appearance at the Slovene embassy in Bratislava.

Translated by Terézia Benejová, Romana Marušková, Jana Mičuchová, Kristína Potočňáková, Saša Vojtechová Poklač, Miloslav Vojtech, Sabina Bodóová, Edita Csóková, Lea Geringová, Zuzana Golianová, Kristína Hetmanenko, Ľuboš Kačírek, Diana Lengyel, Simona Vojtušová.

An electronic version of the book is also available. Download it for free.

The book is sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Bratislava.

Fiction Fix

Jacksonville, Florida, November 2009

Klemen's short story Vilnius gets the Editor's Choice Award and is published in the American literary journal Fiction Fix (translated by Shay Wood).

It is nominated for a prestigious American literary prize, the 'Pushcart Prize'.

Download the entire journal with Klemen's short story.

Auksas kišenėje

Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2009

The anthology of Slovene short stories Auksas kišenėje (The Gold in the Pocket) comes out in Lithuania and includes Klemen's story. It is translated by Laima Masytė.

Evald Flisar, Andrej Blatnik, Maja Novak, Igor Bratož, Andrej Morovič, Feri Lainšček, Drago Jančar, Aleš Čar, Milan Vincetič, Andrej Skubic, Dušan Merc, Jani Vrik, Vinko Möderndorfer, Suzana Tratnik, Klemen Pisk.

Preface by Matej Bogataj.

Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2009.

Contact

Klemen Pisk has performed in many European countries, such as Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Czech republic, Germany, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Slovenia. He is cooperating with writers, linguists and translators from all over the world. If you want to take part in Klemen's recent projects or you want to invite Klemen to perform in your country, write to the following adress.