Dušan Jelinčič

Dušan Jelinčič (Trieste, 1953) is a writer, journalist and alpinist. In his works, he deals with various topics: mountaineering, historical, criminal and fantastic-mystical. He wrote several novels "Zvezdnate noči" (Starry Nights); "Biseri pod snegom" (The Pearls under the snow); "Tema na pomolu" (Darkness on the pier); "Umor pod K2" (Murder under the K2); "Budovo oko" (The Eye of Buddha); "Bela dama Devinska" (The White Lady from Devin) etc.; essays "Eseji z zahodnega roba" (Essays from the Western Edge); dramatic texts "Kobarid 38. Kronika atentata" (Kobarid 38. Chronicle of an assassination); "Aleksander od kresnic" (Aleksander of fireflies) etc.; and short stories "Tržaške prikazni" (Ghosts of Trieste); "Legenda o človeku, ki je govoril z vetrom" (The legend of the man who spoke to the wind); "Prazne sobe" (Empty rooms) etc. His works have been translated into Italian, German and Croatian.