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Svetlana Žuchová

Born 1976 · Slovakia

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Books on prize lists

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    Anasoft litera 2014 · Finalist

    Obrazy zo života M.

    Title translated by AI:“Scenes from the Life of M.”

    Svetlana Žuchová · 37 when first published

    Novel · 146 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:After her mother's death Marisia returns from Vienna to Slovakia, works as a nurse and tries to fit into her partner's family, haunted by memories of her mother's dying.

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    Anasoft litera 2012 · Finalist

    Zlodeji a svedkovia

    Title translated by AI:“Thieves and Witnesses”

    Svetlana Žuchová · 35 when first published

    Novel · 195 pages · Migration

    AI-generated summary:Four immigrants in Vienna struggle to find their footing in a new society; unable to gain security by honest means, they turn to theft, and their dreams of belonging collide with reality.

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    Anasoft litera 2007 · Finalist

    Yesim

    Svetlana Žuchová · 30 when first published

    Novella · 95 pages · Migration

    AI-generated summary:A composer whose family emigrated from Izmir with all they owned in two leather bags, feels the need to talk and goes to a therapist; her monologue reveals a life spent fleeing from one situation and one place to the next.