The ''Bukla Magazine'' (in Slovene: ''Revija Bukla'') (bukla is a colloquial Slovene term for "a book") is a free

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n monthly magazine in which current Slovene non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed.

History and profile

''Bukla'' is issued free of charge since 2005.The Bukla Magazine has its 50th issue printed
(in Slovene: ''Revija Bukla dosegla 50. številko''), MMC

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, 10 February 2010. The magazine has its headquarters in

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and is published by UMco. Most reviews are done by in-house staff, and some also by outside reviewers commissioned by the magazine to do the review. Each issue contains an interview with an author who appears on the cover of the magazine, starting with its 69th issue. The authors interviewed by Bukla Magazine include Boris Pahor, Renata Salecl,

Goran Vojnović Goran Vojnović (born 11 June 1980) is a Slovenian writer, poet, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his 2008 novel ''Southern Scum Go Home'' ( sl, Čefurji raus!) which won him numerous awards as well as a lawsuit filed by the ...

, Miha Mazzini,

Evald Flisar Evald Flisar (born 13 February 1945) is a Slovene writer, poet, playwright, editor and translator. He was president of the Slovene Writers' Association for three consecutive terms between 1995 and 2002 and is editor-in-chief of the literary and ...

, Jani Virk,

Milan Jesih Milan Jesih (born April 14, 1950) is a Slovene language, Slovene poet, playwright, and translator. He was the president of the Slovene Writers' Association between 2009 and 2011. Jesih was born in Ljubljana in 1950. He studied comparative litera ...

, Aleš Debeljak, Mladen Dolar, and Slavoj Žižek. 30,000 copies are distributed to libraries, book stores, cinemas and other cultural institutions, where they can be picked up by visitors. Online copies of the printed version are available at the

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