Collector of Names

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The Collector of Names
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First English edition
Author Miha Mazzini
Original titleZbiralec imen
TranslatorMaja Visenjak Limon
Language English
Genre Novel
Set in Mediterranean Sea
Publisher Severed Press
Publication date
1993
Publication place Slovenia
Published in English
2009
Media typePrint (paperback), ebook
Pages218 pp
ISBN 9780980606539
(1st English ed)
OCLC 781000257
Preceded by King of the Rattling Spirits  
Followed by German Lottery  

The Collector of Names is a horror novel by Miha Mazzini. [1] It was first published in Slovenia in 1993 and it was finalist of the Vladimir Slejko Prize for best novel of the year.

Contents

Plot

The story is set on a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. Students are coming to party, local pensioners are having their own fun, and suddenly there is a child among them asking them for their names. The person who actually answers him, giving away his name and identity, sinks into personal annihilation.

References

  1. "The greatest books written by Miha Mazzini". thegreatestbooks.org. Retrieved 2025-04-04.