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Wie sähe die Welt aus, wenn es die Tschechoslowakei nie gegeben hätte und die Slowaken nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg kollektiv nach Tahiti ausgewandert wären? Michal Hvorecky erfindet in seinem Roman „Tahiti Utopia“ eine alternative Geschichte Mitteleuropas in der Inselwelt Polynesiens.

Michal Hvorecky – Tahiti Utopia

This episode of Europarama has been recorded at the University of Roskilde in Denmark, during the workshop fEUtures: science fiction and the future of Europe on 4th June 2019. During the workshop academics and science fiction authors discussed science fiction as a methodological tool in European Studies. Giuseppe Porcaro had the chance to have a long conversation with Michal Hvorecky and discuss the Europe of the future described in his latest novel, Troll (2017), where trolling factories become pandemic and where the government controls the people by spewing out hate 24 hours a day. You can read an excerpt in English of the book here. The conversation also touched the role of science fiction as a political tool from the personal experience of Michal since back in the days of Czechoslovakia to the current political environment of contemporary Slovak republic, giving an important testimony for the listeners of Europarama. Michal Hvorecky is the author of Troll (2017) and many other novels. His books have been translated into German, Polish, Czech and Italian. Translations of his fiction and journalism have appeared in print in Germany, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. The novel Plush was dramatised and performed in the Prague theatre Na zabradli and in Schauspiel Hannover in Germany. In addition, Hvorecky writes regularly for various newspapers and magazines. He has been awarded several literary prizes and fellowships, including the Literary Colloquium in Berlin, MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Goethe Institut in Munich, and an International Writing Program in the United States. The author also contributes to Slovak newspapers such as daily SME. His upcoming utopian novel called Tahiti will be published in 2020. Giuseppe Porcaro is the author of DISCO SOUR, a novel about Europe and democracy in the age of algorithms, among the winners of the Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outrech of the European Union in 2018. Giuseppe is interested in how the intersection between technology and politics is moving towards uncharted territories in the future. He also focuses on narrative-building and political representations in the European Union. He works as the head of communications for Bruegel.

This episode of Europarama has been recorded at the University of Roskilde in Denmark, during the workshop fEUtures: science fiction and the future of Europe on 4th June 2019. During the workshop academics and science fiction authors discussed science fiction as a methodological tool in European Studies. Giuseppe Porcaro had the chance to have a long conversation with Michal Hvorecky and discuss the Europe of the future described in his latest novel, Troll (2017), where trolling factories become pandemic and where the government controls the people by spewing out hate 24 hours a day. You can read an excerpt in English of the book <a href="https://lithub.com/troll/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The conversation also touched the role of science fiction as a political tool from the personal experience of Michal since back in the days of Czechoslovakia to the current political environment of contemporary Slovak republic, giving an important testimony for the listeners of Europarama. <a href="https://hvorecky.sk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michal Hvorecky</a> is the author of Troll (2017) and many other novels. His books have been translated into German, Polish, Czech and Italian. Translations of his fiction and journalism have appeared in print in Germany, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. The novel Plush was dramatised and performed in the Prague theatre Na zabradli and in Schauspiel Hannover in Germany. In addition, Hvorecky writes regularly for various newspapers and magazines. He has been awarded several literary prizes and fellowships, including the Literary Colloquium in Berlin, MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Goethe Institut in Munich, and an International Writing Program in the United States. The author also contributes to Slovak newspapers such as daily SME. His upcoming utopian novel called Tahiti will be published in 2020. <a href="www.discosour.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Giuseppe Porcaro</a> is the author of DISCO SOUR, a novel about Europe and democracy in the age of algorithms, among the winners of the Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outrech of the European Union in 2018. Giuseppe is interested in how the intersection between technology and politics is moving towards uncharted territories in the future. He also focuses on narrative-building and political representations in the European Union. He works as the head of communications for Bruegel.

Troll (feat. Michal Hvorecky)

Leinen los! Eine groteske Irrfahrt nach Osteuropa  Achtzig Senioren auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff zu bändigen, ist keine leichte Aufgabe. Vor allem dann nicht, wenn man nebenbei zwei Leichen entsorgen und seine Ex-Freundin verstecken muss. Michal Hvoreckys neuer Roman ist ein wilder Ritt über die Donau, von Regensburg bis ans Schwarze Meer.  Eigentlich ist Martin Roy Übersetzer. Eigentlich. Denn dazu kommt er nicht als Reiseleiter einer Donau-Kreuzfahrt, in deren Verlauf so gut wie alles schiefgeht. Michal Hvorecky verknüpft in seinem grotesken Ship-Movie die Geschichte Mitteleuropas mit persönlichen Schicksalen (und seinen eigenen Erlebnissen als Reisebegleiter). Dabei zeichnet er das Bild einer Generation, die wie Nomaden durch die Länder zieht, auf der Suche nach dem besten Job, der Erfüllung im Leben und so etwas wie Heimat. "Tod auf der Donau" ist deshalb vieles auf einmal: Abenteuerroman, Liebesgeschichte und Satire auf die Auswüchse des Tourismus. Und nicht zuletzt eine Liebeserklärung an die Donau.  © Tropen bei Klett-Cotta Weitere Informationen zum Buch

Leinen los! Eine groteske Irrfahrt nach Osteuropa Achtzig Senioren auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff zu bändigen, ist keine leichte Aufgabe. Vor allem dann nicht, wenn man nebenbei zwei Leichen entsorgen und seine Ex-Freundin verstecken muss. Michal Hvoreckys neuer Roman ist ein wilder Ritt über die Donau, von Regensburg bis ans Schwarze Meer. Eigentlich ist Martin Roy Übersetzer. Eigentlich. Denn dazu kommt er nicht als Reiseleiter einer Donau-Kreuzfahrt, in deren Verlauf so gut wie alles schiefgeht. Michal Hvorecky verknüpft in seinem grotesken Ship-Movie die Geschichte Mitteleuropas mit persönlichen Schicksalen (und seinen eigenen Erlebnissen als Reisebegleiter). Dabei zeichnet er das Bild einer Generation, die wie Nomaden durch die Länder zieht, auf der Suche nach dem besten Job, der Erfüllung im Leben und so etwas wie Heimat. "Tod auf der Donau" ist deshalb vieles auf einmal: Abenteuerroman, Liebesgeschichte und Satire auf die Auswüchse des Tourismus. Und nicht zuletzt eine Liebeserklärung an die Donau. © Tropen bei Klett-Cotta <a href="http://www.klett-cotta.de/buch/Gegenwartsliteratur/Tod_auf_der_Donau/21859" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weitere Informationen zum Buch</a>

Michal Hvorecky liest aus Tod auf der Donau