Michal Hvorecky, born in 1976, lives in Bratislava and writes books – not only for adults, but also for children. Three of his novels, a novella and the children’s book “Donau – ein magischer Fluss” have already been published in German. Hvorecky regularly contributes to numerous magazines such as Falter and F.A.Z. In his home country, he is committed to protecting the freedom of the press and opposing anti-democratic developments, as well as promoting reading.
Hvorecky’s books have been translated into German, Italian, Polish, Bulgarian and Czech.
He wrote the play “My Austrian Friend” as part of the project Entgegnungen as well as the episode “Kopf ab” for the writing project NEUROPA. As part of the WIENER WORTSTAETTEN, he wrote the play “Slowakisches Institut”.