Activity:
Writing:
Published books:
- "THE CASE OF A BURIED CEMETERY" (novella from ecological
domain; samizdat, 1986; Mladá Fronta/Prague, 1989, in
Czech / Copies available abroad: National Library of Czech
Republic…)
- "SUMMER FAVORS LOVERS" (collection of stories;
Corinex, 1990, in Slovak / Copies available abroad: Czech and
Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, University of Iowa…)
- "COMEBACKS FROM LIGHT" (collection of sci-fi stories;
Slovenský spisovatel, 1990, in Slovak / Copies available
abroad: British Library, Cleveland Public Library, Columbia
University, Harvard University, Library of Congress, School
of Slavic and East European Studies in London, UCLA, University
of Pittsburgh...)
- "SUBSTITUTIONAL END OF THE WORLD" (collection of
three essays about future of human civilization; Lita, 1992,
in Slovak / Copies available abroad: Czech and Slovak Museum
and Library in Cedar Rapids, Indiana University, Harvard University,
University of Iowa, University of Washington…)
- "INSTINCT CONTRA CULTURE" (extensive essay-study
about basic paradox of our civilization from the background
of the history of human sexuality; Print-Servis, 1994, in Slovak
/ Copies available abroad: Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
in Cedar Rapids, University of Iowa…)
- "ORGASMODROMES" (collection of essays and articles
about modern human sexuality/AIDS etc.; Meritum, 1997, in Slovak
/ Copies available abroad: New York Public Library…)
- "HOW ARE YOU" (extensive novel evaluating struggle
of new generation in political environment of former Czechoslovakia
in 80-ties; Illusion, 1998, in Slovak / Copies available abroad:
Harvard University, Int. Writing Program Library - Univ. of
Iowa, New York Public Library, Northwestern University, University
of Oklahoma, University of Pittsburgh, University of Washington,
Int. Museum Samarkand…)
- "ANIMALS, ME AND OTHER (PROSE)" (collection of
stories; Slovenský spisovatel, 1998, in Slovak / Copies
available abroad: Harvard University, New York Public Library,
Northwestern University, University of Toronto…)
- "SEX CONTRA CULTURE" (from book "Instinct
contra culture" up-dated and translated into Czech, Hynek
Publ., Prague, 1999 / Copies available abroad: Harvard University,
Library of Congress…)
- "SUBSTITUTIONAL END OF THE WORLD" (collection of
three essays up-dated and translated into Czech, Ivo Železný Publ.,
Prague, 1999 / Copies available abroad: National Library of
Czech Republic…)
- "JUST LIKE THE GODS" (summarization of impact of
biological science advances in daily life of people of Third
millennium, Slovart, 2001)
- "AND YOU WILL BECOME GODS" (collection of three
essays, Ivo Železný Publ., Prague, 2002, in Czech)
Other publications: - "Proppe and others";
collection of fiction in electronic form, Net-Book-Club,
Denmark,
1997 (in English). - Co-author of 9 different story collections
in Slovakia and 4 abroad (Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania,
USA). - Author of 11 radio-dramas, TV documents, TV play
and script for art movie. - Author of more than 990 articles
in 39 Slovak, Czech and international newspapers and magazines.
Translated publications:
- Czech Republic - short-short story "Well-Organized
Hopelessness" (Profil, Ostrava, 1981) story "Protectors" (Svoboda-Prague,
1986) radio-drama "Protectors" (Czechoslovak
Radio, Ostrava, 1988) essay "You will be like a Gods" (Tvar,
2000) essay "Poetry of scientific information" (Dialogue
Science & Art, 2002)
- Bulgaria - essay "Životjt kato samizdat" (Plambk
1-2/2002)
- Croatia - essay "Povratak u raj Adame i Eve" (Croatian
edition of Lettre Internationale, 1994) literary-reportage "Bratislava
- grad za sebe!" (Vijenac, Croatia, 14/1994) short-short
story "Izbori muha" (Homo Volans 12, 1996) short-short
story "Kratki obrazovni tecaj za muhe" (Homo
Volans 12, 1996)
- Great Britain - editorial "Central Europe Now!" (P.E.N.
International, 1/1997)
- India - story "Searching for Paradise" (Kadambini,
1998) story "Unforgetable Sunday" (Kadambini,
Special issue Feb. 2001)
- Romania - short-short story "P.S.: Feeling" (Almanac
BETWEEN, 1995) short-short story "Crossing Borders" (Euphorion,
1/1997) short-short story "Culture-shock" (Euphorion,
1/1997) short-short story "The Best Chest in the West" (Euphorion,
1/1997) story "Searching for Paradise" (ArtPanorama,
6/1998)
- Ukraine - short-short story "Planet of a happy dead
people" (Selection of Czech and Slovak sci-fi authors,
Molod, Ukraine, 1987)
- USA - short-short story "Crossing Borders" (100
words, 1995) story "On the Road with Wild Horses" (Almanac
AUTUMN LEAVES, 1996) short-short story "Well-Organized
Hopelessness" ( River Oak Review No. 6, 1996) story "Program
of the Glory" ( Short Story International - Student
Series No. 62, 1996) story "The Day in My Hometown" (Short
Story International No. 115, 1996) essay "Centre of
Centre" (100 words, 1998, USA)
Other texts in English - story "Perfectly Wasted
Sunday" (Almanac "Central Europe - Now!",
1995) short essay "Virus as a Principle" (Slovak
Literary Review, 1/1997) essay "Adam and Eve of the
Year 2000" (part, Slovak Literary Review, 1/1997)
Literary presentations abroad: 1994: Prague (Czech Republic) 1995: Zagreb (Croatia),
Ilieni (Romania), 4xIowa City +
Norfolk (USA) 1996: Zagreb (Croatia), Ljubljana (Slovenia),
Prague (Czech Republic), Likani (Georgia) 1997: Pilsen
(Czech Republic) 1998: Oklahoma University, Norman + ARTOMI/Ledig
House (USA) 1999: 2xPrague (Czech Republic) 2000: New Delhi
(India, Authors Guild of India) + Kathmandu (Nepal) 2001:
Prague (Czech Republic) 2002: 3xCeské Budejovice
+ Buchlovice + Prague + Litomerice (all in Czech Republic);
Chateau de Lavigny (Switzerland), Ohrid (Macedonia), 2xUniv.
of Iowa + Northwestern University (USA) Author and moderator
of TV program "Who will come after us, if not flood" about
future of human civilization in Slovak Television (21 parts
+ 52 repetitions in year 1995). Author of periodic scientific
program "Metamorphoses" (in Slovak Radio since
2000). Editor of Almanac "Central Europe - Now!",
1995 (Copies available abroad: Cambridge University, Library
of Congress, New York Public Library, University of Oklahoma…)
International fellowships: Participant
of International Writing Program at University of Iowa,
Iowa City, U.S.A.
(Aug. - Nov., 1995) Participant of "Creative Reporting
Workshop - Facing the Challenge of the 21st Century" conducted
by Ryszard Kapuscinski (Stefan Batory Foundation, Warszawa,
Poland, Jan. - June, 1998) Participant of International
Writers´ Residence in Ledig House/Art-Omi (Sept.
- Nov., 1998) Independent Project of ArtsLink (Feb. - April,
2001) International Writers´ Residence in Château
de Lavigny (July - Aug., 2002) Awarded: Best Slovak story
(1979), Best Czech and Slovak story (1981), Best Czech
and Slovak novella (1986), Special prize in Slovak radio
drama (1988), Honorary Fellow in Writing by Univ. of Iowa
(1995) Establisher of satiric samizdat Voice of the Boiler-room
(1989-92) Field Study Evaluator for Antioch University
(student Tom Reynolds, 1999) Expert of European Commission
for literature projects in programme Culture 2000 (2002)
Active participation at international literary conferences:
1993 - Ohrid (Macedonia/PEN); 1994 - Pecs (Hungary) + Budapest
(Hungary) + Budmerice (Slovakia); 1995 - Prague (Czech
Republic/PEN) + Ilieni (Romania); 1996 - Elsinor (Denmark/PEN)
+ Bled (Slovenia/PEN) + Prague (Czech Republic) + Minsk
(Belarus/PEN) + Budmerice (Slovakia) + Budapest (Hungary)
+ Likani (Georgia) + Guadalajara (Mexico/PEN); 1997 - Edinburgh
(Scotland/PEN); 1998 - Riga (Latvia/PEN) + Chichester (England/PEN)
+ Nicosia (Cyprus/PEN); 1999 - Warszawa (Poland/PEN); 2000
- Kathmandu (Nepal/PEN) + Moscow (Russia/PEN) + Sarajevo
(Bosnia and Herzegovina/PEN), 2001 - London (U.K./PEN);
2002 - Litomerice (Czech Republic) + Ceské Budejovice
(Czech Republic) + Ohrid (Macedonia/PEN) + Budmerice (Slovakia)
+ Bratislava/Budmerice (Visegrad Literary Forum/PEN)...
Membership: * Slovak Center of the PEN International (Member
since 1993, Secretary 1995-97, President since 2000-) *
Slovak Center of Roma Club (Member since 1994) * Slovak
Syndicate of Journalists (Member since 1995) * World Innovation
Foundation (Fellow since 2002) As a chair of Writers in
Prison Committee of Slovak Centre of PEN International
contributed to release from prison of writers from Vietnam
(5x), Syria (2x), China (2x), Cuba (1x) and Turkey (1x)...
AWF
Magazine Articles:
Central
Europe Lost, Found AND LOST AGAIN? by
Gustàv Murìn
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