Lit in Translation

Marek Vadas

Born 1971 · Slovakia

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Anasoft litera 2022 · Finalist

    Šesť cudzincov

    Title translated by AI:“Six Strangers”

    Marek Vadas · 50 when first published

    Short stories · 122 pages · Historical, Crime

    AI-generated summary:In 1928, in a small village in western Slovakia, respectable citizens lynch six of their Roma neighbours in one night; linked stories look at the pogrom through the eyes of victims, witnesses and perpetrators.

  • In English

    Anasoft litera 2007 · Winner

    The Healer

    Liečiteľ

    Marek Vadas · 35 when first published

    Short stories · 150 pages · Speculative

    AI-generated summary:Thirty-one stories set in equatorial Africa and inspired by tales the author gathered there, in which death waits in the corner of a bar, spirits talk with the living and healers, shamans and forest spirits cross between dream and reality.