Juliana Sokolová (born 19. júl 1981 in Košice) is a Slovak writer, poet and philosopher.[1]

Juliana Sokolová
Born (1981-07-19) July 19, 1981 (age 43)
Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Pen nameJuliana Sokolová Berbere
Occupationwriter, poet and philosopher
LanguageEnglish, Slovak, Hungarian
EducationUniversity of York
GenrePoetry
SpouseLukáš Berberich
Children2

Early life

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Juliana Sokolová grew up in Košice and Misrata. She studied Philosophy at the University of York graduating in 2009.[2][3] During her studies, she lived partly in the UK, partly in Kosovo and Sarajevo.[4] Since 2010, she has taught Aesthetics at the Technical University of Košice.[3]

Works

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Sokolová writes in English, Slovak and occasionally in Hungarian.[4] In 2013, she published a book of poems written in English and translated to Slovak My House will have a Roof / Môj dom bude mať strechu.

She has been involved in transformation of the Úsmev cinema in Košice into an important cultural centre.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dobrodružstvo! O písaní, o slobode, o čítačkách v Kine Úsmev, ako aj o literárnych a filmových rezidenciách sme sa bavili s Julianou Sokolovou" (in Slovak). invisiblemag.sk. 2021-12-02.
  2. ^ "Dobrodružstvo! O písaní, o slobode, o čítačkách v Kine Úsmev, ako aj o literárnych a filmových rezidenciách sme sa bavili s Julianou Sokolovou". invisiblemag.sk. 2021-12-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Juliana Sokolová: Z Košíc do sveta a späť" (in Slovak). startitup.sk. 2015-09-11.
  4. ^ a b "Svět knihy Praha 2013 - ľudia". Literárne informačné centrum. 2019-06-27.