Vanity Unfair

Set in Slovakia, a revealing narrative about contemporary society...
An accidental pregnancy, a good-looking man who cares about no one but himself, marriage because the man “had a bit of a Christi ...

Set in Slovakia, a revealing narrative about contemporary society...
An accidental pregnancy, a good-looking man who cares about no one but himself, marriage because the man “had a bit of a Christian upbringing,” divorce―that is the trajectory of Pipina’s life, leading to single motherhood and a thousand cruelties of everyday life because she is an ugly woman in a world where ugliness is worse than a death sentence. At every turn, she is reminded of her inferiority. She can’t wait for the end of each day when she can sit in the stairwell outside of her dilapidated apartment and retreat into