Rivers of Babylon is a 1991 thriller novel by Slovak author Peter Pišťanek.[2]
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| Author | Peter Pišťanek |
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| Translator | Peter Petro[1] |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Slovak |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher |
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Publication date | 1991 |
Published in English | 2007 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 259 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9535878-4-1 |
| OCLC | 180496688 |
| LC Class | PG5439.26.I77 R5813 2007 |
| Followed by | Mladý Dônč |
Synopsis edit
The plot focuses on the criminal underworld of Bratislava, around the time of the Velvet Revolution. The characters—a collection of pimps, prostitutes, and swindlers—are all seeking a better life, which in their respective worlds means to deceive, exploit, and destroy everyone around them. A villager, Rácz, is gradually caught up in this world of greed, money, and desire for power.
Film adaptation edit
A film of the same name, directed by Vladimir Balco and produced by Marian Urban, was released in 1998. Jaroslav Filip composed the soundtrack.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rivers of Babylon, By Peter Pist'anek, trans. Peter Petro". independent.co.uk. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Peter Pišťanek". litcentrum.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Rivers of Babylon". csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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