The novel Nebesa v robidah is described by its author as “a novel in stories”. These stories consist of multiple fragments and events that come to life as raindrops plunging in medias res, straight into the heart of the narrative, without introduction or explanation. The story runs like a river, sometimes wildly, sometimes peacefully, to many corners of the world. Its main character is Jana, a girl from the Slovenian countryside who moves to Amsterdam to study, while also working as a babysitter for a Chinese-Dutch child in order to make a living. Jana carries within her stories from the Slovenian countryside in the early 90s, after the declaration of independence and right in the middle of its harsh transitional period. The main male character is Bepi the fisherman, born between the two World Wars in Latisana, Italy, who lost his parents in unclear circumstances, before travelling the world. Bepi's many stories include tales of travels in South America seeking gold, sacred fish and sacred rivers, tales from Asia and the Mekong, and tales of meeting a wide variety of characters from Peruvian old ladies with long hair to a blonde love from Amsterdam. Bepi now resides in Amsterdam, taking care of his seven-year-old granddaughter, who was sent to him from India by her mother. To summarise this intriguing tale: when Jana, Bepi and the sacred fish meet one afternoon in Amsterdam, the consequences will be extremely unpredictable…