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Article: In Search of Homo Sapiens: Twenty-Five Contemporary Slovak Short Stories.(Book Review)
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- World Literature Today
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- July 1, 2003
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Pavol Hudik, ed. Heather Trebaticka with Lucy Bednar, trs. Wauconda, Illinois / Bratislava, Slovakia. Bolchazy-Carducci / Publishing House of the Slovak Writers Society. 2002. ix + 264 pages. $29.95. ISBN 0-86516-532-7
IN SEARCH OF HOMO SAPIENS differs from the relatively few other anthologies of Slovak short stories in that it includes photographs and biographical data on its authors as well as a detailed list of their publications. Another interesting inclusion is the section called "In Their Own Words," which describes the writers' particular philosophy and beliefs, especially in regard to the social responsibilities of the writer.
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