Jana Beňová, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jana Beňová

Slovakian poet and novelist

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1974

Place of Birth: Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jana Benová (born 1974) is a Slovakian poet and novelist.
She studied at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava, graduating with a degree in dramaturgy in 1998.
She wrote for a number of local publications, including Dotyky, Fragment and Slovenské Pohlady.
She also worked for the daily newspaper SME under a pseudonym.
At present, she works at the Theatre Institute in Bratislava. Her first book of poems Svetloplachý came out in 1993, followed by further collections Lonochod and Nehota.
She wrote a novel called Parker (2001), and a collection of short stories, Dvanást poviedok a Ján Med (2003).
In 2008, she published Plán odprevádzania (Seeing People Off), subtitled Café Hyena.
This book won the EU Prize for Literature.
She has written another novel called Prec! Prec! (Get off! Get off!) In 2012, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.