Pavel Hak

Pavel Hak (born 1962, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech-born French playwright and author. Exiled to France in 1986, he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He has published six books, Safari,[1] Sniper, Lutte à mort, Trans (Trans won the Prix Wepler in 2006),[2] Warax and Vomito negro though the second is the only one published in English translation. Sniper (2005) is a graphic account of genocide and torture in an unnamed country. It met with largely positive reviews on publication in the UK[3] and the USA.[4]

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  1. "Afrique de fantasmes". Le Monde. 2001-06-29. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  2. "Tri sélectif". Libération. 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  3. Hagestadt, Emma (2005-04-01). "Paperbacks". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  4. Wolk, Douglas (2005-10-30). "Fiction Chronicle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-17.

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