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Michael
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Michael Biggins has been contributing to the promotion of Slovenian literature in the US for a number of years. He is an affiliate professor at the Slavic languages and literatures department of the University of Washington and the head of the Russian and East European collection at the university’s library. His translations include works by the likes of Vladimir Bartol, and Tomaž Šalamun.

Michael Biggins has been contributing to the promotion of Slovenian literature in the US for a number of years. He is an affiliate professor at the Slavic languages and literatures department of the University of Washington and the head of the Russian and East European collection at the university’s library. His translations include works by the likes of Vladimir Bartol, and Tomaž Šalamun.

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