Slovak Author Ivan Lesay Writes the Book He Wanted to Read

In this interview, Esoterica’s Leah Eichler chats with Ivan Lesay, author of “The Topography of Pain,” his debut novel that was just translated into English and published by Guernica Editions. The book is written in fragments, keeping readers on their toes, and tackles issues such as sexual morals, ethics and capitalism in post-communist Slovakia. The interview covers Slovak literature after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Canadian literature and of course, Margaret Atwood.