The
Slovene philosopher Evgen Bavčar, living in
France—Pahor's friend, whose mother worked in
Trieste, as Pahor's mother did—predicted that as a Slovene writer Pahor would be recognized by
Italy only after he was recognized by
France and
Germany. As explained in a 2010 documentary and in an interview with Pahor that was published in 2013 by
Bukla Magazine, Italian publishers were not interested in publishing Pahor until French and German translations were published. Only after France and Germany recognized Pahor did his work finally begin to be published in Italy in 2007. ==Publication history==