Ján Johanides Biography

A Slovak prose writer and essayist whose work is deeply influenced by existentialism and the anti-novel. Plot is less important to him than the very style of writing, which is objective, sober, and factual, yet retains a poetic quality. His characters grapple with themes of war, social revolt, loneliness, and anxiety, but seek positive resolutions through faith in human connection. In some instances, he employs surrealist elements to craft dreamlike, absurd realities.