Honest Isak The door was opened by a tiny woman with curly hair tied up in a bun, which was pinned on the top of her head like a giant chestnut. She couldn’t have been any taller than 5’3”, but my eyes still came in a good two and a half inches under the tips […]
Jasna Dimitrijević
JASNA DIMITRIJEVIĆ is a short story writer from Serbia. She studied literature at the University of Belgrade and is the author of two books. Her work has appeared in many regional journals and she has been awarded writing residencies in Sarajevo, Vienna, Tirana, and Priština. Her stories have been translated into German, Spanish, Italian, and several other languages. She lives and works in Belgrade.
Honest Isak
Winter by Jasna Dimitrijević
translated from the Serbian by John K. Cox
Since I moved away to a bigger city, I seldom come back home. Only for holidays and the anniversaries of a few people’s deaths.
