Abadon (novel)
''Abadon'' is a science fiction novel by Slovenian author Janez Mencinger. It was first published in 1893. Content Renewal Samorad Veselin is a student of rich parents from Kraljevec ob Sotli. He falls in love with Cvetana, a rich neighbor with whom he decides to marry. A month before the wedding, the lover becomes the victim of a gypsy and his mother, as the latter try to break up the love with a plot. Samorad, who is convinced that Cvetana will marry someone else, runs into the Sava vortices in a suicidal tendency, but is rescued unconscious. This is where his heat delusions begin. In his delusions, he is rescued from the Sava waves by an old man who soon introduces himself as Abaddon, "an evil spirit of lies and deception, hypocrisy and injustice - the leading genius of the ..age!" acquired Cvetano, concludes a contract with Abadon. He renounces four hours of sleep a day, is forbidden any contact with water, gets an invisible ring around his neck, and in return Abaddon ...
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Janez Mencinger
Janez may refer to: People: * Janez (given name), a Slovene given name * Janež, a Slovene surname In music: *Janez Detd., a Belgian rock band May also refer to a semi-pejorative term used in the Croatian North and beyond for Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their n ...

Slovenian Language
Slovene ( or ), or alternatively Slovenian (; or ), is a South Slavic language, a sub-branch that is part of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by about 2.5 million speakers worldwide (excluding speakers of Kajkavian), mainly ethnic Slovenes, the majority of whom live in Slovenia, where it is the sole official language. As Slovenia is part of the European Union, Slovene is also one of its 24 official and working languages. Standard Slovene Standard Slovene is the national standard language that was formed in the 18th and 19th century, based on Upper and Lower Carniolan dialect groups, more specifically on language of Ljubljana and its adjacent areas. The Lower Carniolan dialect group was the dialect used in the 16th century by Primož Trubar for his writings, while he also used Slovene as spoken in Ljubljana, since he lived in the city for more than 20 years. It was the speech of Ljubljana that Trubar took as a foundation of what lat ...
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Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogr ...
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List Of Slovenian Novels
A list of Slovene novels: 0-9 * 5 do 12h A * Abadon (novel) * Alamut (1938 novel) * Angie * Aritmija (novel) * Ata je spet pijan B * Balerina, balerina * Bela dama Devinska * Bobri (novel) * Boštjanov let C * Čaj s kraljico *Camera obscura (novel) * Car brez zaklada * Ciklamen * Con brio (novel) * Čudovita potovanja Zajca Rona D *Deseti brat * Devet fantov in eno dekle *Distorzija * Dnevnik Hiacinte Novak *Drejček in trije Marsovčki F *Fantje iz gline *Filio ni doma *Finta v levo *Fužinski bluz G *Gimnazijec (novel) *Gluhota (novel) *Gospodin Franjo *Grenki med *Grenko spoznanje H * Hiša groze * Hiša Marije Pomočnice * Hiša na meji (novel) I * Ivan Erazem Tatenbah (novel) * Izpred kongresa J * Janov krik K * Kapitanov ključ * Karfanaum ali As killed * Keopsova piramida (novel) * Kosmati predsednik * Kralj ropotajočih duhov (novel) * Kraljeva hči * Kri na dlaneh L *Ledene magnolije * Leta milosti * Leteči mački * Ljubezen.si * Ljubezni Sinjebradca * Ljubez ...
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Slovenian Novels
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Slavic peoples, an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group * Ilmen Slavs The Novgorod Slavs, Ilmen Slavs (russian: Ильменские слове́не, ''Il'menskiye slovene''), or Slovenes (not to be confused with the Slovenian Slovenes) were the northernmost tribe of the Early Slavs, and inhabited the shores of L ..., the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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