Anton Hykisch
Introduction '''Anton Hykisch''' (born 23 February 1932, Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia) is a Slovak writer, politician and diplomat. Hykisch was a member of the Slovak National Assembly (Slovak Parliament) from 1990 to 1992 and the first Slovak ambassador to Canada from 1993 to 1997.
Works === For adults ===* 1961 – ''Dream Enters the Station'', short story* 1963 – ''A Step into the Unknown'', debut novel (written and published in 1959, scrapped immediately after publication)* 1963 - ''I Met You'', short story* 1964 – ''Naďa'', novella* 1965 – ''Námestie v Mähring'', novel* 1971 – ''And you won't find peace anywhere, or Murder in the Spa'', detective story (published only in Czech)* 1977 - ''The Time of the Masters'', a two-part historical novel* 1978 – ''Relationships'', short story* 1979 - ''The Good Secret Brain'', a collection of science fiction short stories and news* 1980 – ''Desire'', short story* 1984 - ''Love the Queen'', historical novel* 1988 – ''Atomic Summer'', novel – fictionalization of current events* 1990 – ''Defense of Secrets'', a collection of fantasy prose* 1999 – ''Maria Theresa''* 2006 – ''The Thirteenth Hour. Time of the Masters'' (reissue)* 2006 – ''Alone in Strange Cities''* 2007 – ''Remember the Tsar''* 2009 – ''The Delights of Old Times''. A novel about the 20th century with autobiographical elements* 2016 – ''Believe the Emperor'', a historical novel from the reign of Joseph II.=== For children ===*1987 – ''The Future is Today'', a non-fiction book*1989 – ''Friend Čipko'', author's fairy tale connected with popular science literature=== Essays ===*2001 – ''Let's not be afraid of the world''*2003 – ''What I Think About It''=== Nonfiction ===*1968 – ''Canada is not "Canada"'', a travel book of reports*1975 – ''Steering wheels to the skies'', a factual book about car racing and famous racers*1990 – ''Vacation in Beijing'', travelogue*2004 – ''What politics tastes like. Memories and Records from 1990-1992''=== Other ===*1965 – ''He doesn't play the blues for me'', screenplay for the film, based on the novel ''A Step into the Unknown''*1966 – ''Praskanie'', radio play*1969 – ''Conception'', radio play*1988 – ''Such Strange Conversations'', radio work
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