Juliana Sokolová (born 19. júl 1981 in Košice) is a Slovak writer, poet and philosopher.[1]

Juliana Sokolová
Born (1981-07-19) July 19, 1981 (age 42)
Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Pen nameJuliana Sokolová Berbere
Occupationwriter, poet and philosopher
LanguageEnglish, Slovak, Hungarian
EducationUniversity of York
GenrePoetry
SpouseLukáš Berberich
Children2

Early life edit

Juliana Sokolová grew up in Košice and Misrata. She studied Philosophy at the University of York graduating in 2009.[2][3] During her studies, she lived partly in the UK, partly in Kosovo and Sarajevo.[4] Since 2010, she has taught Aesthetics at the Technical University of Košice.[3]

Works edit

Sokolová writes in English, Slovak and occasionally in Hungarian.[4] In 2013, she published a book of poems written in English and translated to Slovak My House will have a Roof / Môj dom bude mať strechu.

She has been involved in transformation of the Úsmev cinema in Košice into an important cultural centre.[1][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Dobrodružstvo! O písaní, o slobode, o čítačkách v Kine Úsmev, ako aj o literárnych a filmových rezidenciách sme sa bavili s Julianou Sokolovou" (in Slovak). invisiblemag.sk. 2021-12-02.
  2. ^ "Dobrodružstvo! O písaní, o slobode, o čítačkách v Kine Úsmev, ako aj o literárnych a filmových rezidenciách sme sa bavili s Julianou Sokolovou". invisiblemag.sk. 2021-12-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Juliana Sokolová: Z Košíc do sveta a späť" (in Slovak). startitup.sk. 2015-09-11.
  4. ^ a b "Svět knihy Praha 2013 - ľudia". Literárne informačné centrum. 2019-06-27.