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• The Slovak Poet Milan Rufus:
  And That's the Truth!
  by Milan Rufus
  Illustrators: Koloman Sokol
  Translators: James Sutherland-Smith, Viera Sutherland-Smith
  Foreword: Milan Richter

Slovak-English edition of selected poems (54 poems) of Milan Rufus, poet laureate of Slovakia, illustrated with paintings by Koloman Sokol, translated from Slovak to English by James Sutherland-Smith and Viera Sutherland-Smith.

Features: First edition in English and Slovak, 54 poems by Milan Rufus, with twelve illustrations by Koloman Sokol.

Slovak poet laureate Milan Rufus is the most translated Slovak poet into foreign languages. His selected poems have been published in German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Ukrainian, and Baltic languages. Recipient of many highest awards, Rufus has been a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year since 1993. Like his counterpart Vaclav Havel, Rufus was silenced by the communist regime from writing such "dangerous" thoughts. Being a poet of unusual moral strength, Rufus went underground, becoming a kind of national conscience for Slovakia. His aim is humanistic values and poetic purity. Foreign translators and literary critics extol not only his heroic courage to put his faith in the resiliency of man under oppression and deprivation of human rights, but also his original ability to synthesize universal humanistic values with the values of his distinctive Slavic ethnicity

A leading personality of twentieth century art, Koloman Sokol is one of those few artists born in Slovakia whose art has reached beyond his country's borders. Sokol's wide-ranging artistic agenda originated in his unceasing powerful inner energy devoted to the oppressed and humiliated. However, he was also able to express uncompromised views and judgments. In 2002, he celebrated his 100th birthday living here amongst us in USA.

 

• Slavic Myths

The first collaborative work in English on Slavic mythology

The STORY-NARRATIVE by Dr. Ivan Hudec, former Minister of Culture, and by Jeff Schmitz, an American journalist

SCHOLARSHIP by Dr. Dusan Caplovic, Dr. Emma Nezinska, and by Dr. Albert Devine, Jr.D., Ph.D.

ENGLISH VERSION by Drs. Nezinska and Devine and Mr. Schmitz

Student Edition: 168 pp. (Forthcoming)
97 B&W Illustrations, Paperback,
ISBN 0-86516-503-3

• Illustrated Slovak History:
  A Struggle for Sovereignty in Central Europe
  by Anton Spiesz; Foreword by Dusan Caplovic
  Translation and Notes for the English-language edition by Dr. Martin Votruba, Dr. Michael Kopanic, Dr. John Karch, Dr. Albert Devine, Dr. David Daniel, Charles Sabatos, and Joseph J. Palus, Jr.
  
  
  
  
  This title presents the history of Slovakia in the context of Central Europe in terms of the latest scholarship and in context of on-going historical debate about Slovak history and its presentation in post-socialist world. The translation and extensive original footnotes by a team of distinguished North American scholars contribute to making this the newest text about Slovakia based on recent scholarship and contemporary historiographical debate. This book also features over three hundred and fifty full-color illustrations, maps, figures, and index.
  
  (Forthcoming)

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Wauconda, Illinois 60084 USA

Phone: (847) 526-4396

info@slovakculture.org

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