The Book of Bratislava

• Part of Comma’s popular ‘Reading the City’ series, offering a literary guide to the capital of Slovakia and one of Europe’s most distinctive literary scenes
• Exploring the development of the city from the Soviet era to the present day.
• Featuring key Slovakian authors from the last 50 years, including Ján Rozner, Igor Hochel, Rudolf Sloboda, Lucia Piussi, Alta Vášová, Jana Juráňová, Lajos Grendel, Richard Pupala and Barbora Hrínová.

Located at the meeting point between Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, Bratislava is a city bursting with history. From its liberation from the Nazis in 1945 to the establishment of a communist regime and the Velvet Divorce of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia’s capital is a fertile ground for literature that seeks to make sense of its complex past and uncertain future. Whether autobiographical tales set in the aftermath of WWII, or contemporary narratives of contemplation, the stories in this anthology are threaded with echoes of Bratislava gone by, manifesting as personal memories, government officials or even actual ghosts.