Gustáv Murín
Gustáv Murín | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1959 |
| Alma mater | Comenius University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Gustáv Murín (born 9 April 1959) is a Slovak author and journalist. He has written critically on corruption in Slovak politics.[1] His Small World was published in France as Le monde est petit. He was president of the PEN centre of Slovakia 2000 – 2004, 2009 – 2011.[2][3][4]
Biography
Gustáv Murín was born on 9 April 1959 in the Rača borough of Bratislava.[5] His father was a university professor. Murín studied biology at the Comenius University, graduating in 1984[6]
Murín became active as a writer in the 1980s, contributing to literary magazines including Slovenské pohľady and Romboid. In the 1990s, while working as an assistant professor of biology at the Comenius University, Murín established an almanac of regional literature Central Europe – Now. In 1994 he was briefly an editor of the Slovak edition of the Playboy magazine. He also organized meetings of young writers in Budmerice.[7]
Since the early 2000s years, Murín has published a large number of books, typically compilations of newspaper articles dealing with the history of mafia in Slovakia.[8] While his books generally sold well, Murín has been accused by journalists in Slovakia of spreading conspiracy theories and pro-Russian fake news online and through his books. Murín was also as a blogger, spreading conspiracy narratives, including that the Boston Marathon bombing was a hoax.[9]
In 2018, he shortly hosted a show about science on Radio and Television of Slovakia, but was soon replaced after public backlash.[10][11] Later that year, the Comenius University fired Murín from his faculty position after the writer harassed and threatened a journalism student.[8]
In January 2025, Murín was appointed acting director of the Slovak Literary Centre by the culture minister Martina Šimkovičová. His appointment was met with resistance from the staff of the Centre, who accused Murín of authoritarian management style as well as promoting ideas "at odds with democratic values".[12][13] In May 2025, Murín participated at the World of Books exhibition of books in Prague, where he caused controversy by defending the Russian invasion of Ukraine, arguing that feminism was a form of totalitarianism akin to communism and Nazism and referring to former Czechoslovak president Václav Havel as a "pawn of superpowers". Following the subsequent outcry from Czech and Slovak cultural circles, minister Šimkovičová removed Murín from office.[14]
Novels
- 1989 Případ pohřbeného hřbitova
- 1990 Leto praje milencom
- 1990 Návraty zo svetla
- 1998 Ako sa máš
- 1998 Zvieratá, ja a iné
- 2005 Svet je malý / Le monde est petit
- 2010 Návrat do budúcnosti
- 2015 Volajú ma Žaluď – …a ešte ma nedostali
References
- ^ "Gustáv Murín o mafii, jej politickom krytí aj Spišiakovi". Aktuality.sk.
- ^ International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004 – Page 615 Europa Publications – 2003 Website: www.scpen.sk. Pres.: Gustav Murin. Slovene PEN Centre: ..
- ^ The Southern California Anthology – Page 131 Jonathan R. Woetzel – 2006 Gustav Murin, a native of Slovakia, is the author of the novel How Are You; the novella The Case of a Buried ...
- ^ Kosmas: Czechoslovak and Central European Journal 2003 – Snippet view – More editions An Interview with Gustav Murin Virginia Parobek Gustav Murin, President of the Slovak PEN organization since 2000, ... in Bratislava, he lives a dual life as a prolific writer and novelist who is not afraid to write about controversial topics.
- ^ Moravčík, Marek. "Starosta Rače Drotován: Gustáv Murín je pre mňa stále Račan, aj keď s ním nesúhlasím". bratislava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Gustáv Murín - Životopis autora". Slovenské literárne centrum (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Jubilant GUSTÁV MURÍN :: SPOLOK SLOVENSKÝCH SPISOVATEĽOV". www.spolok-slovenskych-spisovatelov.sk. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ a b Moravčík, Marek. "Literárnemu centru bude šéfovať konšpirátor, ktorý má spory so ženami". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Marec, Samuel. "Ja sa za to Slovensko tak strašne hanbím (píše Samo Marec)". komentare.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Struhárik, Filip (4 April 2018). "Gustáv Murín ide do RTVS, bude jedným z autorov relácií o vede a zahraničí". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Gustáv Murín v RTVS končí, oznámil Rezník" (in Slovak). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Literárne organizácie reagujú na Murínovo vymenovanie: Jeho svetonázor je v rozpore s demokratickými princípmi členského štátu Európskej únie". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 9 January 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Dudoň, Michal. "Riaditeľ sa zaoberá sebaprezentáciou a uplatňovaním moci. Zamestnanci literárneho centra tvrdia, že čelia autokracii". kultura.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Pastorek, Miro. "Murín skončil na čele literárneho centra / Po jeho konci volali podriadení aj spisovatelia. Osudným sa mu stal škandál v Prahe". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 22 May 2025.