{"product_id":"last-night-9781628975000","title":"Last Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandid and unfettered, Sven Popovic's \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e is a playfully existential meditation on youth and the search for the self.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed in his native Croatia, Popovic's unique blend of intimacy and contemplation has garnered him a following in the alternative literary scene of Zagreb-and beyond. With an intellectualism that never takes itself too seriously, an unaffected fluidity of form, and a keen eye for the smallest, strangest moments that color our lives, his stories weave an offbeat tapestry of urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e is the first short story collection from Sven Popovic, whose writing was previously featured in Dalkey Archive Press's \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction 2017\u003c\/i\u003e, and his first full work to be released in English. Slickly translated by Vinko Zgaga, Popovic's sometimes-dreamlike, sometimes-conversational vignettes offer a shrewd, original outlook on life's absurdities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSven Popovic\u003c\/b\u003e was born on September 19, 1989 in Zagreb, in the part of Yugoslavia now known as Croatia. His short stories were published in the anthology of young Croatian writers (\u003ci\u003eBez vrata, bez kucanja\u003c\/i\u003e, Sandorf 2012), in a collection of short stories \u003ci\u003eRecord Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Aquarius Records, 2011) and various magazines and webzines like \u003ci\u003eQuorum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZarez\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArteist\u003c\/i\u003e. As a freelance journalistm he has contriubuted to several magazines such as \u003ci\u003eZarez\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAktual\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Austrian leftist magazine \u003ci\u003eWespennest\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as writing literary and album reviews for various webzines. His collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Meandarmedia) came out in 2015 and received excellent reviews. Several of his stories were included in \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction 2017\u003c\/i\u003e (Dalkey Archive Press). His first novel, \u003ci\u003eUvjerljivo drugi\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2018, and his second, \u003ci\u003eMali i Levijatan\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinko Zgaga\u003c\/b\u003e has translated several plays for stage production, including Tennessee Williams's \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Descending\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), Christopher Durang's \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Bette and Boo\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and Simon Stephens's \u003ci\u003eLight Falls\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). He has a long-standing working relationship with the Croatian Centre of the International Theatre Institute, having translated many plays for their Croatian Theatre Showcase event and the texts of several Croatian authors into English, including Dino Pesut's play \u003ci\u003eStatic\u003c\/i\u003e, Mate Matisic's trilogy \u003ci\u003eWax People\u003c\/i\u003e, and Sven Popovic's short-story collection \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900486390034,"sku":"9781628975000","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43965eed-484c-4970-b6c8-5dcda37cdea0.jpg?v=1738384121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-night-9781628975000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}