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August 18, 1934 – June 5, 2008

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.

2022
But Crime Does Punish
110 pages
4 hours of reading
4.0(13)Add rating
Set in post-Soviet Slovakia, the narrative unfolds through a captivating one-sided dialogue with a mysterious archivist. As the conversation meanders, the reader is drawn into a complex exploration of a tragic past intertwined with family secrets that may involve the Czechoslovak secret police and international intrigue. The archivist's disjointed storytelling reveals layers of historical context and personal tragedy, inviting the reader to piece together a puzzle of identity and legacy amidst the chaos of a tumultuous era.

But Crime Does Punish