Pavol Rankov (1964) lectures in the fields of information society, media communication and literary culture at Comenius University in Bratislava, and at the Silesian University in Opava (Czech Republic). He is the author of four collections of short stories, six novels and a large compendium of tales for children. His work covers a wide range of genres and includes socio-historical fiction set in Central Europe in the 20th century, fantastical and dystopian motifs as well as parody, whilst his latest novel, Ծ첹(The Clinic, 2022), touches on various autobiographical themes. Translations of his novels have been published in fifteen countries, and he has won international awards such as the European Union Prize for Literature (2009), Nagroda Angelus (2010) and the Prix du livre Européen (2020). His works have been translated into 19 languages.
