The Cartier Project is a novel by Miha Mazzini

Miha Mazzini

Miha Mazzini is a Slovenian writer, screenwriter and film director with twenty-three published books, translated in eight languages. He possesses a PhD in anthropology from the Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis and has MA in Creative Writing for Film and Television at The University of Sheffield...

. First published in Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 (then still part of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

) in 1987 under the title of Drobtinice (Crumbs). It sold 54000 copies and won "The best Slovenian novel of the year" award and "Zlata ptica" award for excellent artistic achievement by a young writer, 1988.

Story

An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski

Nastassja Kinski is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess and her roles in two erotic films , as well as parts in Wim Wenders' films The Wrong Move; Paris,...

. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale.

Translations

First American edition was published in 2004 by Scala House press under the title The Cartier Project. Detroit Free Press selected it as one of the Top 10 Books of the Year 2005.