Slovenia became independent in 1991. This year marks 20 years of the EU membership. Before independence Slovenia was part of various countries and during that times, it has managed to maintain its language, literature and culture itself. There is a lot of literature in translation in Slovenia – translations allowed writers to come into contact with literature from Europe and the rest of the world. Many literats are also active translators of literature. That is why most literary trends, styles and literary forms, genres from world literatures were immediately present in every period.
