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Róbert Gál

    January 1, 1968

    Róbert Gál is a writer and editor based in Prague, recognized for his contributions to aphorisms, fiction, and philosophical fragments. His work delves deeply into the human condition and the nature of thought, often exploring the elusive qualities of ideas and emotions. Gál's distinctive style is marked by its brevity and insight, offering readers profound and often unexpected perspectives. His writings invite contemplation on consciousness and the intricate landscape of the inner life.

    Na křídlech / Agnomie
    Epigraffiti
    Krídlovanie
    Paradoxy a deštrukcie
    Signs & Symptoms
    Naked Thoughts
    • Traktát

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Jeho najnovšia kniha Traktát je voľne inšpirovaná myslením Ludwiga Wittgensteina, ktorého Logicko-filozofický traktát vyšiel presne pred sto rokmi.

      Traktát2021
    • Naked Thoughts

      • 59 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Poetry. Philosophy. Translated from the Slovak by David Short. Illustrations by Viktor Kopasz. Heralded by Joshua Cohen as "The Aphorism Master," Róbert Gál revives the forgotten art of the philo-poetic line with vicious wit and tremendous dexterity. NAKED THOUGHTS--his fourth book to be translated into English--is at once incendiary and revelatory, surprising and instinctual, defiant and delicate, and dares to pursue and give expression to those fugitive inspirations of the mind whose very beauty relies on their performance of contention with the structures of meaning by which they are snared and signified. Weighing the balance between the intensity of emotion and patient contemplation, NAKED THOUGHTS is a book that will satisfy voyeurs and arsonists.

      Naked Thoughts2019
      4.6
    • Na křídlech / Agnomie

      • 188 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Společné vydání překladů dvou experimentálních próz Na křídlech (2006) a Agnomie (2008) od současného slovenského autora Róberta Gála (1968), jehož žánrově těžko zařaditelné texty jsou součástí mnoha zahraničních antologií. Knihy filosofických aforismů Epigraffiti (2001) a Znaky a príznaky (2003) vyšly souhrnně pod názvem Signs & Symptoms také v angličtině.

      Na křídlech / Agnomie2010
      4.0
    • Agnómia

      • 98 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Texty Roberta Gála sú určené iba veľmi náročnému čitateľovi. Aj jeho druhá kniha pokračuje v tendenciách ako predchádzajúce Krídlovanie.

      Agnómia2008
      3.5
    • Krídlovanie

      • 190 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Výber z poézie nositeľa Nobelovej ceny za literatúru. Básne do tejto knihy zo súborného diela vybrala a preložila Jana Kantorová-Báliková. Sú plné krásnej nostalgie a nesú pečať ostrovov, z ktorých autor pochádza. Knihu sprevádzajú farebné olejomaľby Daniela Brunovského, ktoré podčiarkujú celkovú náladu diela. Kniha vychádza bilingválne t. j. v anglickej pôvodine a slovenskom preklade.

      Krídlovanie2006
      5.0
    • Manipulzácie

      • 72 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Kniha aforismů a miniaturních básní v próze.

      Manipulzácie2005
    • Tato kniha byla vydána českým nakladatelstvím Twisted Spoon Press, které sídlí v Praze a vydává díla českých a slovanských autorů v anglickém jazyce. Oficiální anotace nakladatele: Called “the Czech Cioran” by Andrei Codrescu, Róbert Gál is one of the freshest voices to come from Prague over the past few years. His writing is a mix of philosophy and prose poetry that explores the tenuousness of one's identity and existence. Ironical in his outlook, Gál's aim with this volume is to bring the great Romanian philosopher E. M. Cioran into the present in the same way that John Zorn, whose music provided the impetus for writing this book, brought Ornette Coleman into the present. The volume includes aphorisms and longer and shorter “philosophical” fragments. The photographs by Lucia Nimcová were taken specifically for this collection. As aptly described by well-known psychiatrist/publisher Ales Pech, Nimcová's nude self-portraits act as a “counterpoint to the philosophical denuding that is the book's basic premise.”

      Signs & Symptoms2003
      3.8