Eskorta

by Michal Hvorecký, Mirko Kraetsch (translator)

Rare Book

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

250 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Michal Hvorecký(born 1976) is a Slovak author.

He is the author of two collections of short stories: Strong sense of Cleanliness (1998) and Hunters & Gatherers (2001). His novel The Final Hit appeared in 2003, Plush in 2005 (published in 2006 in German translation as City: Der unwahrscheinlichste aller Orte) and Eskorta in 2007 (will be published in 2009 in German translation).

His books have been translated into German, Polish, Czech and Italian. Translations of his fiction and journalism have appeared in print in Germany, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. The novel Plush was dramatised and performed in the Prague theatre Na zabradli and in Schauspiel Hannover in Germany. In addition, Hvorecky writes regularly for various newspapers and magazines.

He has been awarded several literary prizes and fellowships, including the Literary Colloquium in Berlin, MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Goethe Institut in Munich, and an International Writing Program in the United States.

The author also contributes to Slovak newspapers such as daily SME. Some of his articles translated into English can be found at the webportal Salon.

In 2000 he co-founded the Wilsonic Festival in Bratislava with Tibor Holoda and served as one of its co-organizers until 2001.

He lives in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Reviews

[Diana Silonova · Rating 3 out of 5]

Koniec bol na moj vkus velmi zrýchlený a nerealisticky

[Keksisbaby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ein herrliches Buch, das einen rasanten Start hinlegt. Erzählt wird die Geschichte von Michal, der mit homosexuellen Eltern in Bratislava aufgewachsen, den Repressalien der Gheimpolizei ausgesetzt ist. Nach der Wende lebt er eher so in den Tag hinein und träumt davon sein Leben zu verändern, in dem er Bratislava verläßt. Schließlich erhält er ein Jobangebot einer Eskortfirma, dass er annimmt. Er ist sehr beliebt und steigt schnell in der Gunst der Frauen. Doch wer hoch steigt kann auch tief fallen. Mir gefiel das Buch sehr, es las sich leicht und beim lesen konnte man die Landschaft, die Personen und die Atmosphäre direkt vor sich sehen. Das Ende war ein wenig gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber wenn man es in dem Kontext sieht, das sich Michal ener kompletten Umwandlung unterzog sehr orginell und überraschend. Ich bin froh das dieses Buch mich gefunden hat.

[Veronika · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don´t know what to say. Most of the book was kind of interesting, but the ending was like the very fast written. I didn´t like it much.

[Patrik Kondáš · Rating 2 out of 5]

skôr 1,5 hviezdičky. začiatok fajn, potom to šlo dolu vodou

[Vanja Stanishevska · Rating 2 out of 5]

All over the plase, but not too bad!