The Collector of Names is a horror novel by Miha Mazzini. It was first published in Slovenia in 1993 and it was finalist of the Vladimir Slejko Prize for best novel of the year.

The Collector of Names
First English edition
AuthorMiha Mazzini
Original titleZbiralec imen
TranslatorMaja Visenjak Limon
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
Set inMediterranean Sea
PublisherSevered Press
Publication date
1993
Publication placeSlovenia
Published in English
2009
Media typePrint (paperback), ebook
Pages218 pp
ISBN9780980606539
(1st English ed)
OCLC781000257
Preceded byKing of the Rattling Spirits 
Followed byGerman Lottery 

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The story is set on a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. Students are coming to party, local pensioners are having their own fun, and suddenly there is a child among them asking them for their names. The person who actually answers him, giving away his name and identity, sinks into personal annihilation.

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