- Source: Rivers of Babylon (novel)
Rivers of Babylon is a 1991 thriller novel by Slovak author Peter Pišťanek.
Synopsis
The plot focuses on the criminal underworld of Bratislava, around the time of the Velvet Revolution. The characters—a collection of pimps, prostitutes, and swindlers—are all seeking a better life, which in their respective worlds means to deceive, exploit, and destroy everyone around them. A villager, Rácz, is gradually caught up in this world of greed, money, and desire for power.
Film adaptation
A film of the same name, directed by Vladimir Balco and produced by Marian Urban, was released in 1998. Jaroslav Filip composed the soundtrack.
See also
Literature in Slovakia
References
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- Mazmur 137
- Rivers of Babylon (novel)
- By the Rivers of Babylon
- Rivers of Babylon (disambiguation)
- Babylon 5 (franchise)
- Alas, Babylon
- Babylon Berlin
- Babylon (disambiguation)
- Rivers of Babylon (film)
- List of Babylon 5 episodes
- List of Babylon 5 characters
