John Minahane

John Minahane was born in Ireland and has lived and worked in Slovakia since 1996, translating Slovak literature into English since 2004. He has translated works by many notable Slovak writers and poets, from classics such as Margita Figuli, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav and Janko Kráľ, through such 20th century writers as Ladislav Novomeský and Milan Rúfus, to contemporary writers and poets like Ján Buzássy, Mila Haugová, Ivan Štrpka, and Peter Macsovszky.