Pavel Vilikovský

Charles Sabatos (Yeditepe University)

Ed. by Charles Sabatos, Yeditepe University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.1: Czech and Slovak Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Charles Sabatos (Yeditepe University)

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Born 27 Jun 1941
Died 10 Feb 2020
Activity 1961-2019

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Born in Slovakia
Active in Slovakia

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Pavel Vilikovský was widely considered the most influential fiction writer in post-Communist Slovak literature. His writing manages a delicate balance, evoking the multicultural past of Central Europe while analyzing its cruel modern history through his focus on ideology, emotions, and language. Born in central Slovakia in 1941, he spent most of his life in Bratislava, although he briefly studied film in Prague before returning to Slovakia, where he became an editor and translator from English. His first collection of short stories,

Citová výchova v marci

[

ASentimental Education in March

, 1965] shows the combination of sensitivity and satire that characterizes his work: it examines the inner world of young characters, while at the same time taking an ironic look at society. Although…

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Citation: Sabatos, Charles. "Pavel Vilikovský". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 December 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13634, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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