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Richard Pupala

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Richard Pupala

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Slovak
Languages
Slovak
Residence History
Bratislava, Slovakia

Career

Occupations
Writer, Short story writer
Active Years
2014-
Nominations
2014: Návštevy — nominated for Anasoft Litera Prize, 2017: Čierny zošit — nominated for Anasoft Litera Prize, 2020: Ženy aj muži, zvieratá — nominated for Anasoft Litera Prize, 2020: Ženy aj muži, zvieratá — nominated for EU Prize for Literature

Education

Comenius University
Country: Slovakia
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
Country: Slovakia

Awards

Anasoft Litera Prize
2014
Work: Návštevy (Visits)
Organization: Anasoft (organiser)
Result: ノミネート
Anasoft Litera Prize
2017
Work: Čierny zošit (The Black Notebook)
Organization: Anasoft (organiser)
Result: ノミネート
Anasoft Litera Prize
2020
Work: Ženy aj muži, zvieratá (Women and Men, Animals)
Organization: Anasoft (organiser)
Result: ノミネート
EU Prize for Literature
2020
Work: Ženy aj muži, zvieratá (Women and Men, Animals)
Organization: European Union (EU)
Result: ノミネート

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Návštevy (Visits)

2014 Short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting moments of everyday life and the subtleties of human relationships. Focuses on characters' nuanced emotions and interactions.

Everyday lifeHuman relationshipsObservational description

Čierny zošit (The Black Notebook)

2017 Short story collection

A short story collection that includes structures resembling private memories and notes. Recurrent themes include the individual, record, and memory.

MemoryPersonal historyRecord-keeping

Ženy aj muži, zvieratá (Women and Men, Animals)

2020 Short story collection

A collection of short stories dealing with relationships between women and men, and between humans and animals. Explores boundaries of social and personal relations.

GenderHuman-animal relationsBoundaries of relationships

Bibliography

  • Návštevy (2014)
  • Čierny zošit (2017)
  • Ženy aj muži, zvieratá (2020)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Observational contemporary proseCondensed depiction in short stories
Recurring Motifs
Details of everyday lifeMemory and recordsInteractions between genders

Legacy

Recognized as a contemporary Slovak short story writer. His major works have been nominated for notable literary prizes and have attracted attention domestically and internationally.

Trivia

  • Authority control identifiers exist (ISNI, VIAF, GND).
  • Reportedly studied at Comenius University and the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
  • Major works were nominated for the Anasoft Litera Prize.