Rivers of Babylon (Pišťanek)
Encyclopedia
Rivers of Babylon is a 1991 thriller novel by Peter Pišťanek
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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 each of their worlds means to deceive, use and destroy everyone around them. A villager, Rácz, is gradually caught up this world of greed, money and desire for power.
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Peter Pištanek
Peter Pišťanek is a Slovak writer.His first full-length novel was Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1991 . It was followed by two other novels, The Wooden Village and The End of Freddy, which together make up a trilogy...
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The plot focuses on the criminal underworld of Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia around the time of the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
. The characters - a collection of pimps, prostitutes and swindlers - are all seeking to make themselves a better life, which in each of their worlds means to deceive, use and destroy everyone around them. A villager, Rácz, is gradually caught up this world of greed, money and desire for power.
Movie adaptation
A film of Rivers of Babylon was released in 1998 in Slovak. It was directed by Vladimir Balco and produced by Marian Urban. Music for the film was composed by Jaroslav FilipJaroslav Filip
Jaroslav Filip , known as Jaro Filip, was Slovak musician, composer, humorist, dramaturg, actor, columnist and promoter of the Internet in Slovakia with an extraordinary range of activities...
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