Lit in Translation

Krásna strojvodkyňa, krutá vojvodkyňa

“The Beautiful Engine Driver, the Cruel Duchess” (title translated by AI)

Pavel Vilikovský (born 1941)

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The book draws us into the love story of Ivan, a young man working at an advertising agency, until we suddenly discover that he is a character in a novel by a nameless Slovak writer. Ivan slips out of his creator's control and, against his will, begins to lead an independent life. The writer is an ordinary citizen dealing with everyday worries, but as an author he also lives in an invented world, and he finds it harder and harder to tell the two apart. In both he has to cope with nagging doubts and bitter knowledge, as the book looks behind the scenes of the creative process.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
182 pages in the original
Genres
Love (assigned by AI)
First published
2017 by Slovart
Author's age
76 when first published
ISBN

9788055627687 (original)