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Here is an overview of the tentitlesthe jury chose out of 165 books.
Radka Denemarkoá, Mária Ferenčuhoá, Marta Součkoá, Patrik Garaj and Rafał Majerekchose ten titles they found the most interesting.The names of the ten finalists for the Award2021 were broadcasted oná徱ٷÍ on Wednesday,March 10thafter2PM.
"This year's ten finalists present a relativelycolorful palette - perhaps not in terms of themes, but rather within literary forms," says Mária Ferenčuhoá, one of the members of the jury. "There is a socially critical novel with an almost pop-up picture book structure, a psychological novel built almost entirely on the anguished perceptions of its main character, a non-novel in which sentences represent autonomous worlds, a diary-mosaicfrom underneath which an almost novel-like arc shines through, a novella in form of a stylized perfomance, a romance novel with a dreamy atmosphere, a short-stories comic books and finally, three short-stories collections."
LukášCabal's debutSatori v Trenčíne(Satori in Trenčín, pub. Artforum) is first on the list alphabetizedby authors' surnames.You can read thereview"Ako si napísať (lepší) život" /How to Write Yourself a (Better) LifebyLuciaHaloáin h.
Etela Farkašoáhas wonthe Anasoft Litera Award in2018 and this year, she is nominated with her bookZáchrana sveta podľa G.(Saving the World According to G.,pub. Spolokslovenských spisovateľov). "Is the book psychological, ironic or funny? Or is it theliterary account of a philosopher - whichFarkašoá is in herprofessional job? After all, philosophers have used the fool's mask in the pastto be able to tell the world what they really think of it."The rest ofAntóniaFurlejoá's review(of the first edition of the book from 2002) is available in .
Next isIvanaGibová's bookEklektik Bastard(pub. Drewo a srd). The February edition of the magazineKnižná revue published Michal Tallo's prasing review of the book. You can read LIC's English translation of the text here.
The collection of eight storiesԴǰž(Unicorns, pub. Aspekt) isBarboraHríno's debut. Tamara Janecoá wrote about the book:"The quality ofBarbora Hrínoá's debut proves thatshe can write about trendy topics in an un-trendy way, about body and sex in an open way and about feelings demurely. The rest of hertext canbe found .
Ivica Ruttkayoá wrote aboutJanaJuráňováԾčǻԾ(The Good-for-nothing Woman, pub.Aspekt):"The author'sanalytical view of our present times takes in a broad spectrum.It depicts model situations without commenting on them. Everything is connected, everyoneis connected." The whole review in can be found on our .
The collection of sad-and-funny stories about unusual personal historiesNa okraji mojej hory(On the Edge of My Mountain, pub.KK Bagala) byLacoKeratis full the of the author's typical humour and word play. DanielDomorák's review of the book appears in the March edition ofKnižná revue.
There were two reviews of'sŽeny aj muži, zvieratá(Women As Well AsMen, Animals, pub. Lindeni) inKnižnárevue. Both can be found on our website: "S ášňou pre príbeh" byIvanaTaranenkoáand "Pod povrch" byTamaraJanecoá.
"It is impossible to write about this book, it can only be inhaled, therefore it would bebest to just quote from the book–from any given page," writes the authorDušan Dušek in his text"Chvejúci sa zvuk". He was writing aboutá's bookTremolo ostinato(pub. Slovart), another Anasoft Litera Award finalist.
ZuzanaŠmatláková's bookNič sa nestalo(Nothing Happened, pub. Marenčin PT) is a swift, dynamic discovery of what we try to hide from others and especially from ourselves. DominikaPetríkoáwrote about it in
Alta Vášoá with her bookOdlety(Take-offs, pub.Fragment)is the alphabetically tenth Anasoft Litera finalist. The author who is a winner of the award from2009, offers notes from experiencing the flow of time in a more intense way– "from the utmost personal and intimate up to noting down of the contemporary atmosphere, intersections of social strains and neuroses into the seemingly secure seclusion of a self-reflecting perosnality. In a way, it is a psychological study about society, humans;they are reflections on good and evil, faithfullness and deceit, love and trust," wrote Gabriela Rakúsoá inKnižnárevue11/2020 on the occassion of Vášoá receivingtheDominikTatarka Prize.
You can find more information about the award on the website of.
The Anasoft Litera Award is awarded annually to the best original literary work of prose or to a translation of an original book of prose written by authors who are primarily citizens of the republic and whose books were published the previous year.The winner receives the financial prize of10.000€. Anasoft Litera automatically nominates all prosaic titles and the award is judged by a different 5-member jury each year. The award is extraordinary because it is not only a matter of a gala ceremony but her activities take place throughout the year.
The main partner of the project is Fond na podporu umenia, supporting the activities and events of this literary prize.
Permanent partners: Literárne informačné centrum, LITA, autorská spoločnosť, Nadácia mesta Bratislavy.
The main media partners are RTVS Rádio DEVÍN and Denník N.
Media partners: Medziknihami, Rozum, Knižná revue, Rádio Litera.
