About Monika Kompaníková
Born 1979. Monika Kompaníková is a Slovak writer, painter, visual artist and illustrator.
Monika Kompaníková (born 1979) is a Slovak writer, editor and publisher. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. She has written books for adults as well as books for children, and has won many prizes. In addition, she has also written lyrics, journal columns, and reportage pieces. She works at the Slovak newspaper Denník N.
Her work has been translated into 15 languages. In 2011, she won the Anasoft Litera Prize for her novel Piata loď, (Boat Number Five, 2010). The film version, titled Little Harbour, won the Crystal Bear at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2017.
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Who is Monika Kompaníková?
Slovak writer
When was Monika Kompaníková born?
Monika Kompaníková was born on 1 September 1979 in Považská Bystrica.
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Monika Kompaníková is a writer, painter, visual artist and illustrator.
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Monika Kompaníková is Slovak.
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