4-3-2-1 (17th Year)

July 13, 2023, 6pm
Weronika Gogola 
Weronika Gogola (1988) is a Polish author and translator. She graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow in Ukrainian Studies. Her debut prose published in 2017 was called Little by Little (Slovak edition: Slovart, 2021; translated by Karol Chmel). The book gained her the important Joseph Conrad award and nomination for the most prestigious Polish literary award Nike. She has translated various Slovak authors into Polish, including Maroš Krajňak, Daniel Majling, Ján Púček or Marek Vadas. A book of reports titled “Ufo Above Bratislava” from 2022 is a result of her love of her adopted homeland and its citizens. She lives in Bratislava.¹

August 22, 2023, 6pm
Dušan Martinčok 
He studied law and spent several years translating legal texts at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. In 2010, he created a community project titled Neighbours in the Yard which supports interpersonal relationships in urban neighbourhoods. Together with Táňa Sedláková and other friends, they founded a civic association called Zrejme [Growing], which focuses on intergenerational dialogue. He co-authored a book with Táňa Sedláková titled Záhrebská. It describes how clients of the elderly home on Záhrebská street cohabitate with the local neighbourhood community and gives specific examples and tips for intergenerational cohabitation in our towns and cities. In 2022, Zrejme published a book of his titled Niekto sa nájde [We Will Find Someone] which tells ten stories of residents of an apartment building in Bratislava.²