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'''Pavol Rankov''' (born 1964) is a [[Slovaks|Slovakian]] writer.<ref>[http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/node/112 Profile]</ref> He was born in [[Poprad]] and went to school in [[Bratislava]]. He studied library science at the [[Comenius University]], graduating in 1987. He then worked at the Slovak National Library in [[Martin, Slovakia|Martin]] and at the Slovak Pedagogic Library in Bratislava. In 1993, he joined the staff of the Comenius University.
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'''Pavol Rankov''' (born 16 September 1964) is a [[Slovaks|Slovak]] writer.<ref>[https://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/pavol-rankov Profile]</ref> Rankov was born in [[Poprad]] and went to school in [[Bratislava]]. He studied library science at the [[Comenius University]], graduating in 1987. He then worked at the Slovak National Library in [[Martin, Slovakia|Martin]] and at the Slovak Pedagogic Library in Bratislava. In 1993, Rankov joined the staff of the Comenius University.
He won the [[EU Prize for Literature]] for his novel ''Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy)'' or ''It Happened on September the First (or Whenever)''.
He won the [[European Book Prize]] as well as the [[Angelus Award]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/culture/angelus-pavol-rankov |title=Angelus for Pavol Rankov |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref> for his novel ''Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy),'' translated into English as ''It Happened on September the First (or Whenever)''.


Rankov lives in Bratislava.
Rankov lives in Bratislava.
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* ''Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy)'' (novel, 2008)
* ''Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy)'' (novel, 2008)
* ''Matky'' (novel, 2011)
* ''Matky'' (novel, 2011)
* ''Klinika'' (novel, 2022)


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Latest revision as of 07:40, 7 November 2023

Pavol Rankov
Born (1964-09-16) 16 September 1964 (age 59)
Poprad, Czechoslovakia
OccupationWriter
LanguageSlovak

Pavol Rankov (born 16 September 1964) is a Slovak writer.[1] Rankov was born in Poprad and went to school in Bratislava. He studied library science at the Comenius University, graduating in 1987. He then worked at the Slovak National Library in Martin and at the Slovak Pedagogic Library in Bratislava. In 1993, Rankov joined the staff of the Comenius University. He won the European Book Prize as well as the Angelus Award[2] for his novel Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy), translated into English as It Happened on September the First (or Whenever).

Rankov lives in Bratislava.

Works[edit]

  • S odstupom času (stories, 1995)
  • My a oni / Oni a my (stories, 2001)
  • V tesnej blízkosti (stories, 2004)
  • Stalo sa prvého septembra (alebo inokedy) (novel, 2008)
  • Matky (novel, 2011)
  • Klinika (novel, 2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ "Angelus for Pavol Rankov". Retrieved 2017-12-26.