Rivers of Babylon (novel)

Rivers of Babylon
First edition (Slovak)
AuthorPeter Pišťanek
TranslatorPeter Petro[1]
LanguageSlovak
GenreThriller
Publisher
  • Archa
  • Garnett Press
Publication date
1991
Publication placeCzechoslovakia
Published in English
2007
Media typePrint
Pages259
ISBN978-0-9535878-4-1
OCLC180496688
LC ClassPG5439.26.I77 R5813 2007
Followed byMladý Dônč 

Rivers of Babylon is a 1991 thriller novel by Slovak author Peter Pišťanek.[2]

Synopsis

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Rivers of Babylon, By Peter Pist'anek, trans. Peter Petro". independent.co.uk. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Peter Pišťanek". litcentrum.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Rivers of Babylon". csfd.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 April 2023.


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