May 2026. Jozef Banáš’s latest work, the novel The Silent Rebel about the first Slovak national artist, writer Timrava, was published in Arabic at the end of May. The book was published by the Egyptian publishing house Saray for Culture and Arts in Cairo. The publishing house’s executive director Sara Abdeen said on this occasion:

The story of Timrava carries a deeply human and universal significance that goes beyond its Slovak setting. At its core, it is not only the story of a writer, but the story of an individual who struggled to affirm her identity — both as a woman and as a writer — in a restrictive, male-dominated society.Timrava represents a quiet but firm rebellion. She does not revolt loudly, but through persistence, independence, and writing. She refuses imposed roles — especially marriage without love — and chooses a path of intellectual and emotional freedom. This makes her story highly relevant to Arab readers, where similar questions about women’s agency, social expectations, and personal freedom continue to resonate.

Banáš’s Timrava was translated into Arabic by the Slovakist and Bohemianist, Professor Khalid El Biltagi. Timrava in Egypt is the sixtieth translation of the most published Slovak author in the world.