Anton Hykisch (born 23 February 1932,
Banská Štiavnica
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Slovakia
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) is a Slovak writer, politician and diplomat. Hykisch was a member of the Slovak National Assembly (Slovak Parliament) from 1990 to 1992 and the first Slovak ambassador to
Canada
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from 1993 to 1997.
Works
For adults
* 1961 – ''Dream Enters the Station'', short story
* 1963 – ''A Step into the Unknown'', debut novel (written and published in 1959, scrapped immediately after publication)
* 1963 - ''I Met You'', short story
* 1964 – ''Naďa'', novella
* 1965 – ''Námestie v Mähring'', novel
* 1971 – ''And you won't find peace anywhere, or Murder in the Spa'', detective story (published only in
Czech
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Places
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* 1977 - ''The Time of the Masters'', a two-part historical novel
* 1978 – ''Relationships'', short story
* 1979 - ''The Good Secret Brain'', a collection of science fiction short stories and news
* 1980 – ''Desire'', short story
* 1984 - ''Love the Queen'', historical novel
* 1988 – ''Atomic Summer'', novel – fictionalization of current events
* 1990 – ''Defense of Secrets'', a collection of fantasy prose
* 1999 – ''Maria Theresa''
* 2006 – ''The Thirteenth Hour. Time of the Masters'' (reissue)
* 2006 – ''Alone in Strange Cities''
* 2007 – ''Remember the Tsar''
* 2009 – ''The Delights of Old Times''. A novel about the 20th century with autobiographical elements
* 2016 – ''Believe the Emperor'', a historical novel from the reign of
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For children
*1987 – ''The Future is Today'', a non-fiction book
*1989 – ''Friend Čipko'', author's fairy tale connected with popular science literature
Essays
*2001 – ''Let's not be afraid of the world''
*2003 – ''What I Think About It''
Nonfiction
*1968 – ''Canada is not "Canada"'', a travel book of reports
*1975 – ''Steering wheels to the skies'', a factual book about car racing and famous racers
*1990 – ''Vacation in Beijing'', travelogue
*2004 – ''What politics tastes like. Memories and Records from 1990-1992''
Other
*1965 – ''He doesn't play the blues for me'', screenplay for the film, based on the novel ''A Step into the Unknown''
*1966 – ''Praskanie'', radio play
*1969 – ''Conception'', radio play
*1988 – ''Such Strange Conversations'', radio work
External links
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References
1932 births
People from Banská Štiavnica
Slovak speculative fiction writers
Slovak diplomats
Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1992-1994
Ambassadors of Slovakia to Canada
Living people
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