Slovak Literary Centre director declared persona non grata at Czech book fair - The Slovak Spectator

Slovak Literary Centre director declared persona non grata at Czech book fair - The Slovak Spectator

Calls for Gustáv Murín's dismissal grow.

Gustáv Murín ended up as the head of the Slovak Literary Center. He was dismissed by the Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová after his statements at a trade fair in Prague. Murín, among other things, called Havel a puppet of the powers that be.

After the embarrassing entrance of Gustáv Murín, who offended several Czech personalities at the Prague Book Festival, other Slovaks met there on Wednesday and, at the initiative of the Prague Café association, presented flowers to Ivana Svobodová from Respekt.

His resignation came after a speech at the Prague Book Fair.

Gustáv Murín is no longer the temporary director of the Slovak Literary Center. He was dismissed from his position by the Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová. The SME daily reported this, for which several employees of the center confirmed it. "Unfortunately, the matter is so fresh that I can't say anything about it," Murín responded to the dismissal for HN. SaS: Šimkovičová's nominations are toxic According to the employees, Murín should co…