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Čítačka s Marekom Hudecom
Reader with Marek Hudec
Event by: Staromestská knižnica Bratislava, Staré Mesto - srdce Bratislavy
Location: Old Town Library in Bratislava, Blumentálska 10, Bratislava - Staré Mesto
About event
We invite you to the Reader with Marek Hudec, where he will present his current books Spúšť and Veľká odšená 📚 🏳️🌈 The event is moderated by Jana Beňová.
MAREK HUDEC (1990)
Slovak publicist, writer and production . He was born in Nové Zámky, studied journalism in Bratislava and Brno. He worked as an editor of Denník SME, mainly devoted to music.
He made his debut with the fantasy book Prosté razprávky (Tatran 2018), in 2022 he published the documentary novel Uzol (Absynt), in which he explored the tragic past of his hometown Nové Zámky, connected with the Allied bombing of 1944-1945. Together with Andrej Kuruc, participated in the script of the theater play Pandemia+ about the life of HIV-positive people in Slovakia and in the compilation of the collection Stories about coming-out (Nomentinels 2022) and Stories about queer relationships (Nomantinels 2023).
He also deals with production in the field of culture and events of the LGBTI+ community, is part of the team of the Bratislava Book Festival BRaK, the association NoMantinels, Rainbow PRIDE, the monthly Kapitál, of the Wandering Reading Room project and the film distribution company Film Expanded.
📖 ABOUT THE BOOK LAUNCH
The reportage book deals in detail and from different angles with the tragic events of October 12, 2022 in front of the popular Bratislava queer enterprise Tepláreň. It reconstructs the events of the fateful evening, investigates the killer's motives, but also looks back at the ruined young lives of Juraj and Matúš and the story of the wounded Radka. Among the efforts to objectively process the blackest day in modern Slovak queer history, the author's deeply personal and intimate experience of these tragic events seeps into the text.
Marek also looks at the life of LGBTI+ people in the Slovak context in a broader context. He touches on the topic through the story of the first Slovak queer activist Imrich Matyáš from the interwar period, through the stories of people who in totalitarian times had to undergo aversion therapy in an attempt to cure them of homosexuality, but also those who discovered their identity in the nineties and in some moments literally fought for bare life. We will learn about the history of the Slovak Prids, about the family referendum, which marked a turning point in the perception of LGBTI+ people in Slovakia, and it will be our turn to learn about the stories of contemporary activists who still hold the rainbow flag above their heads.
The book Trigger was created on the basis of interviews with more than fifty people - relatives of the victims, witnesses from the scene of the crime, queer people affected by violence in months before and after the murder, with monuments and memorials to events from the near or distant past. Marek Hudec talks about how difficult it is sometimes to fight for the right to love in a hateful atmosphere, and how beautiful it can be when love finally wins.
The book with the subtitle Tales of Love and Hate was published by the Absynt publishing house in to the Cursed Reporters edition in 2024.
📖 ABOUT THE BIG BOOK DISTANCE
Dominik and Tao met by chance, through a dating site while on vacation. Although one lives in Bratislava and the other in Stockholm, they do not perceive the distance at all. They write thousands of messages, make dozens of video calls, and intricately plan their weekends together. Their relationship comes to a breaking point. Love at a distance is now a common thing thanks to the Internet, but it brings many challenges. kilometers. Will the young men manage to find a common home?
The book was published by BRAK publishing house in 2024.
We look forward to seeing you at the Old Town Library at Blumentálská 10/a.
Entrance free.
Photo by author: Natália Nágelová
MAREK HUDEC (1990)
Slovak publicist, writer and production . He was born in Nové Zámky, studied journalism in Bratislava and Brno. He worked as an editor of Denník SME, mainly devoted to music.
He made his debut with the fantasy book Prosté razprávky (Tatran 2018), in 2022 he published the documentary novel Uzol (Absynt), in which he explored the tragic past of his hometown Nové Zámky, connected with the Allied bombing of 1944-1945. Together with Andrej Kuruc, participated in the script of the theater play Pandemia+ about the life of HIV-positive people in Slovakia and in the compilation of the collection Stories about coming-out (Nomentinels 2022) and Stories about queer relationships (Nomantinels 2023).
He also deals with production in the field of culture and events of the LGBTI+ community, is part of the team of the Bratislava Book Festival BRaK, the association NoMantinels, Rainbow PRIDE, the monthly Kapitál, of the Wandering Reading Room project and the film distribution company Film Expanded.
📖 ABOUT THE BOOK LAUNCH
The reportage book deals in detail and from different angles with the tragic events of October 12, 2022 in front of the popular Bratislava queer enterprise Tepláreň. It reconstructs the events of the fateful evening, investigates the killer's motives, but also looks back at the ruined young lives of Juraj and Matúš and the story of the wounded Radka. Among the efforts to objectively process the blackest day in modern Slovak queer history, the author's deeply personal and intimate experience of these tragic events seeps into the text.
Marek also looks at the life of LGBTI+ people in the Slovak context in a broader context. He touches on the topic through the story of the first Slovak queer activist Imrich Matyáš from the interwar period, through the stories of people who in totalitarian times had to undergo aversion therapy in an attempt to cure them of homosexuality, but also those who discovered their identity in the nineties and in some moments literally fought for bare life. We will learn about the history of the Slovak Prids, about the family referendum, which marked a turning point in the perception of LGBTI+ people in Slovakia, and it will be our turn to learn about the stories of contemporary activists who still hold the rainbow flag above their heads.
The book Trigger was created on the basis of interviews with more than fifty people - relatives of the victims, witnesses from the scene of the crime, queer people affected by violence in months before and after the murder, with monuments and memorials to events from the near or distant past. Marek Hudec talks about how difficult it is sometimes to fight for the right to love in a hateful atmosphere, and how beautiful it can be when love finally wins.
The book with the subtitle Tales of Love and Hate was published by the Absynt publishing house in to the Cursed Reporters edition in 2024.
📖 ABOUT THE BIG BOOK DISTANCE
Dominik and Tao met by chance, through a dating site while on vacation. Although one lives in Bratislava and the other in Stockholm, they do not perceive the distance at all. They write thousands of messages, make dozens of video calls, and intricately plan their weekends together. Their relationship comes to a breaking point. Love at a distance is now a common thing thanks to the Internet, but it brings many challenges. kilometers. Will the young men manage to find a common home?
The book was published by BRAK publishing house in 2024.
We look forward to seeing you at the Old Town Library at Blumentálská 10/a.
Entrance free.
Photo by author: Natália Nágelová
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