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Čau o piatej - Peter Šulej
Bye at five o'clock - Peter Šulej
Event by: Verejná knižnica Michala Rešetku v Trenčíne
Location: Klub Lúč, Mierové námestie, Trenčín
Topics: Books
About event
The Luč Club in cooperation with the publisher KOLOMAN KERTÉSZ BAGAL presents a regular cycle of dramatized readings from contemporary Slovak literature in the opening of the LÚČ Club in Trenčín - Capital of Culture 2026.
June guest: PETER ŠULEJ
The novelist, poet and publisher will present his latest novel Chronofóbia, which is a finalist for the Anasoft Prize this year letter among the 10 best books in Slovakia. We will also talk about the more than 30-year history of the Drewo a srd publishing house, which he founded, and the magazine Vlna, in which he is the editor-in-chief. The event is moderated by Koloman Kertész Bagala.
As an author, Peter Šulej belongs to the most outstanding personalities of contemporary Slovak literature, his emphasis on an experimental approach to creation is also important. He made his debut in 1994 with the collection of poems Porno, and other collections followed, creating the cycles First Trilogy (Porno – Cult – Pop) and Blue Trilogy (Return of the Great Romantic – Archetypal Summer – End of the Blue Period). He builds on them with his other poetic opus Noda and Rotácie.
He began to devote himself to prose since 1995, published collections of short stories Misia and Elektronik Café and a novel trilogy: História – Spolu – Phytopaleontology. The latest novel is Chronofóbia (2025).
Peter Šulej founded and since 1994 runs the publishing house Vlna / Drewo a srd, which has a significant influence on the Slovak literary scene through domestic and translated work. Since 1998, he has been the editor-in-chief and founder of the Vlna magazine, which has been reflecting on contemporary art, literature and culture for a long time.
Moderator and dramaturg: KOLOMAN KERTÉSZ BAGALA
FREE ADMISSION (until capacity is filled). Admission is voluntary. Seat reservations: info@vkmr.sk or via the online form on the library's website: https://www.vkmr.sk/registracia-na-podujatie.html?page_id=422256&event_id=428093
June guest: PETER ŠULEJ
The novelist, poet and publisher will present his latest novel Chronofóbia, which is a finalist for the Anasoft Prize this year letter among the 10 best books in Slovakia. We will also talk about the more than 30-year history of the Drewo a srd publishing house, which he founded, and the magazine Vlna, in which he is the editor-in-chief. The event is moderated by Koloman Kertész Bagala.
As an author, Peter Šulej belongs to the most outstanding personalities of contemporary Slovak literature, his emphasis on an experimental approach to creation is also important. He made his debut in 1994 with the collection of poems Porno, and other collections followed, creating the cycles First Trilogy (Porno – Cult – Pop) and Blue Trilogy (Return of the Great Romantic – Archetypal Summer – End of the Blue Period). He builds on them with his other poetic opus Noda and Rotácie.
He began to devote himself to prose since 1995, published collections of short stories Misia and Elektronik Café and a novel trilogy: História – Spolu – Phytopaleontology. The latest novel is Chronofóbia (2025).
Peter Šulej founded and since 1994 runs the publishing house Vlna / Drewo a srd, which has a significant influence on the Slovak literary scene through domestic and translated work. Since 1998, he has been the editor-in-chief and founder of the Vlna magazine, which has been reflecting on contemporary art, literature and culture for a long time.
Moderator and dramaturg: KOLOMAN KERTÉSZ BAGALA
FREE ADMISSION (until capacity is filled). Admission is voluntary. Seat reservations: info@vkmr.sk or via the online form on the library's website: https://www.vkmr.sk/registracia-na-podujatie.html?page_id=422256&event_id=428093