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Tadej Golob Koma
Tadej Golob

Koma

Coma

After a serious accident on Polhograjska Grmada, Taras wakes up from a coma. Not only does he face a long-term struggle with demanding physical rehabilitation, but there is also a large memory gap in his memory. Everything is closed due to covid, ominous changes are also taking place at the General Police Station…

Year of publication: 2022
No. of pages: 432
Dimensions: 13 x 20

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How do you investigate a crime if you don’t even know it happened?

After a serious accident on Polhograjska Grmada, Taras wakes up from a coma. Not only does he face a long-term struggle with demanding physical rehabilitation, but there is also a large memory gap in his memory. Everything is closed because of covid, ominous changes are also taking place at the General Police Station… Although Taras’ colleagues wonder if the epidemic has temporarily dealt with serious crime, the truth is darker: the real question is what is hidden from their view. In Koma, Tadej Golob sovereignly crosses the boundaries of the criminal genre and measures the socio-political pulse of the corona time.

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Tadej Golob (foto: Boštjan Pucelj)
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Tadej Golob

Tadej Golob (b. 1967) is a unique Slovene author with a thematically broad range of works. In 2010 he won the Kresnik Award for best novel with his debut Svinjske nogice (Pig’s Feet). He is one of the authors of Z Everesta (From Everest, 2000), where he describes Davo Karničar’s ski descent from the highest mountain in the world, one he has also summited himself. He began his career in sports journalism but later became well-known for his interviews with famous Slovenes, which paved the way for several biographies (among them that of professional basketball player Goran Dragić). His 2013 novel Ali boma ye! describes the story of an amateur boxer facing the last fight of his career and an offer he can’t refuse. More recently, his series of crime novels featuring Inspector Taras Birsa, starting with the novel Jezero (The Lake), has become one of the most successful book series in Slovene. Each new volume tops the sales and library charts, and the bestselling novels have also been adapted for television, further popularising home-grown crime fiction in Slovenia. Through his unique approach to writing and a sensitivity for what readers enjoy, Golob has proved that Slovene literature can also reach a mass readership.