The Dog on the Road

A book editor named Iks Ypsilon has to present two Slovak writers in Austria, although they may not be the most prominent sample. The editor’s narrative allows room for many micro-stories, tragicomic situations, brilliant associations and precise comments on the theme of genuine Slovakness, national character and pettiness. Suddenly, the respective experiences and historical peripeteia of two small neighbouring nations are juxtaposed, or rather placed side by side. As he wanders through the Austrian countryside, however, Iks happens to meet Margaret, as if by some miracle, and thus another layer of the story is revealed. One that speaks of the changing forms of love, of maturity and the need to live life while we have the chance.