A Marble Paleness
Story of the Week (November 27), excerpted from Michal Hvorecký’s novel ‘Danube in America’. Translated from Slovak by Eva Hudecová and Mark Lencho.
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Mramorová bledosť
Original Slovak text of Michal Hvorecký’s ‘A Marble Paleness’.
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The End of Childhood
Story of the Week (November 20), excerpted from Michal Hvorecký’s novel ‘Danube in America’. Translated from Slovak by Eva Hudecová and Mark Lencho.
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Koniec detstva
Original Slovak text of Michal Hvorecký’s ‘The End of Childhood’.
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Author of the Month: Daniela Kapitáňová
“We are not the ones who ultimately decide whether an author will shape the cultural awareness of a nation. Which is fortunate.” In our latest Author of the Month interview, Daniela Kapitáňová talks to Jacob Silkstone.
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Apricot
“I was standing in Priscilla’s garden and felt my body getting bigger… My legs and arms disappeared and I was rolling towards the fringed tulips.” Story of the Week (March 14), by UrÅ¡uľa Kovalyk. Translated from Slovak by Julia Sherwood.
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Author of the Month: Balla
“When I write I spend a lot of time weighing every word — although ultimately I end up picking the wrong word anyway.” Radhika Malaviya interviews Slovak writer Balla, The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month.
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The Second Cemetery Book
“Today I’ve become a writer again because it’s raining, and when it’s raining I can’t collect cardboard, because it’s raining.” Story of the Week (February 28), by Daniela Kapitáňová. Translated from Slovak by Julia Sherwood.
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Spring is Coming
“The blood-caked hairs on the dog’s tortured body were turning into symbols. With a painful sneer she realized what they meant.” Story of the Week (January 31), by Balla. Translated from Slovak by Julia and Peter Sherwood.
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