Peter Pištanek
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Peter Pišťanek is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its western borders are formed by the Morava River, which also represents the national border between Slovakia and Austria....
) is a Slovak writer.
His first full-length novel was Rivers of Babylon
Rivers of Babylon (Pišťanek)
Rivers of Babylon is a 1991 thriller novel by Peter Pišťanek.The plot focuses on the criminal underworld of Bratislava, Slovakia around the time of the Velvet Revolution. The characters - a collection of pimps, prostitutes and swindlers - are all seeking to make themselves a better life, which in...
, was published in 1991 (and published in English in 2007 in a translation by Peter Petro). It was followed by two other novels, The Wooden Village and The End of Freddy, which together make up a trilogy. They recount the life of Rácz, a fictitious gangster who emerged in autumn 1989 as communist rule was disintegrating.
Books
- Rivers of Babylon; translated by Peter Petro, Garnett Press 11/2007, ISBN 0-953-58784-1
- Wooden Village; translated by Peter Petro, Garnett Press 11/2008, ISBN 0-953-58785-8
- End of Freddy; translated by Peter Petro, Garnett Press 11/2009, ISBN 0-395-58786-5