Pavel Hak
Pavel Hak (* 1962 in Tábor , Czechoslovakia , now the Czech Republic ) is a Czech writer who writes in French. He lives in Paris .
Life
At fifteen, the son of an electrician began working in a factory. As a young man he fled on his own via Yugoslavia, initially to Italy , where he lived illegally for a while. In 1985 he came to France and studied philosophy at the Sorbonne . So far he has published the three novels "Safari", "Sniper", "Trans" and the play "Lutte à mort". As Hak's only book to date, »Sniper« has also been translated into English. A German translation of "Trans" was published in 2008.
Works
- Safari . Tristram, Also 2001, ISBN 2-907681-33-8
- Sniper . Tristram, Also 2002, ISBN 2-907681-35-4
- Lutte à mort . Tristram, also 2004, ISBN 2-907681-40-0
- Trans . Seuil, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-02-084252-1 ; German: Trans . diaphanes, Zurich / Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-03734-044-8
- Warax . Seuil, 2009, ISBN 978-2-02-099715-7
- Vomito negro . Verdier, 2011, ISBN 978-2-86432-655-7
Web links
- Own website
- Literature by and about Pavel Hak in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hak, Pavel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tábor , Czechoslovakia |