Slovakian Boy [Paperback]

William Maltese (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 13, 2004

Unabashedly borrowing from the literary precedents set by John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation and Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, Slovakian Boy is a kaleidoscopic account of handsome young Pavel as seen through the eyes of interested — sometimes too interested — parties of family, friends, and fans. William Maltese's narrative of a boy's determined reinvention of himself as a porn god is a sexy romp through a rarely explored realm.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An enticing work ... aimed at readers with certain tastes: easy going Eastern European young men open to friendly sexual exploration." -- EXP Magazine, Reviews by Shawn Revelle, October 8, 2004

A jaunty, joyous celebration of sexual abundance featuring a likeably guileless and quite charming young fellow. -- Books to Watch Out For!, Volume 1 Issue 10

A young man's journey from bucolic youth in the Slovakian backwater to prominence as the world's most popular porn star. -- maleimage.co.uk/Erotic Books/November 2004

Before renting that next DVD in the adult section...succumb to the sexual quench provided by William Maltese's SLOVAKIAN BOY. -- X-Factor

European young men enjoying rollicking good times in bucolic and rustic settings, unencumbered by distractions of guilt and homophobia. -- openbookltd.com, October 2004

In Maltese's erotic novel, every character is obsessed with the magnetic youth [Pavel] who roams...native eastern European countryside... -- Re/Flections, Vol. IV No. 21

The allure of a handsome young Eastern European guy inspires the gay erotic exploits in "Slovakian Boy." -- CONTAX GUIDE, vol. XIV, num. 22

There's going to be talk around the proverbial "water cooler" about this sure-to-become erotic classic for many years to come. -- Newsletter/IGW-V2-Issue10/Adrian deBolt/November 2004

There's something extraordinary about Maltese's...engaging view of this seemingly average youth as he comes of age in rural Slovakia. -- SWERVE/reviewsBOOK/Brian Strong/September 2004

This "Satyricon"...bucolic encounters will enslave every reader to SLOVAKIAN BOY's Eros in hiking shorts. -- THRUSTmagazine/features/books, October 2004

From the Author

Having long ago become a frequent visitor to Eastern Europe,I've from the get-go been absolutely fascinated and amazed by how certain countries, once so repressed politically, could have maintained the abudance of fun-for-fun's-sake sexual mores that have naturally carried over into their present independence. What with the increasing popularity of certain DVDs, featuring attractive and bucolic eastern-European young men,it was only natural that I'd eventually tap my own first-hand and joyously personal experiences to write a book that I can only hope relays some small bit of the wondrous and always contagious good cheer existent within this still very rustic, healthy, and appealing life-style.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Green Candy Press (August 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931160309
• ISBN-13: 978-1931160308
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,542,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been in the business of writing books for a very long time, and I derive particular enjoyment from visiting different places and then trying to relay the "essence" of those places to my readers. Likewise, I'm very adventuresome as regards trying new things, whether it be exotic and strange foods and/or other more personal "things".

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars William Maltese has done it again!, December 19, 2004

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Johnny (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slovakian Boy (Paperback)

Slovakian Boy
By William Maltese

William Maltese's latest novel is a tour-de-force wonder of erotic adventure. The approach to story-telling could be likened to the "1001 Arabian Nights" or perhaps to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". The tale of teenaged "Slovakian Boy" Pavel is narrated by some 17 first-person story-tellers who by turns give their takes on this incredibly alluring and beautiful teen hunk from Slovakia.

At first the observers tell their stories about Pavel as they observe him "at work" just being sexy or beautiful. And Pavel does stay busy. Very "busy!" The observers naturally want to get together with the boy, but they don't, they just get the joy of "watching". But what a show Pavel puts on for them (and for us!!) The story tellers (even Pavel's little brother Willie) become so erotically charged from mere observation that their enthusiasm often erupts into a mad sexual adventure separate for the inspiration provided by Pavel himself.

Classmates, teachers, neighbors, foreign businessmen, old, middle-aged, young, very young, it doesn't matter. The sheer sensuality of Pavel turns everyone into a dizzy sex machine unable to control natural urges. And the adventure is great fun! Each adventure experienced by the reader in the end has him smiling, physically exhausted, satisfied, and amused. And needing rest! That Mr. Maltese's sheer inventiveness and powerful skill in getting it all down on paper for us to enjoy is the mark of a master.

I would guess that Mr. Maltese is an ex-patriot American or perhaps a Brit living in Europe, perhaps in Slovakia himself. The local characters that people the story, the names, even the short snippets of the Slovak language ring true and make the story not only sexy and erotically charged, but interesting and authentic.

The reader who enjoys fast-paced erotic literature is sure to love "Slovakian Boy." It is one book that may be read several times before being placed on the "To Keep" bookshelf in the reader's library.

Bravo, Mr. Maltese! I can't wait to see what your Scheherazade mind comes up with next in your delicious career as one of the best novelist of this genre of literature.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adolescent Coming-of age, Slovakian Style!, December 26, 2004

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Joey (South Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slovakian Boy (Paperback)

As a writer myself (DIARY OF A HUSTLER), and as someone with a day/night job, I don't find myself with nearly as much time as I'd like, these days/nights, to sit down and read a book. When I do find the time, I want a book that'll provide me a genuinely good time.

William Maltese's SLOVAKIAN BOY provides a really good time. I'm talking a really-really good time. It manages the same kind of humor (subtle and laugh out loud) that I try to provide in my writing, and that's what makes this a book one I so thoroughly recommend (little persuaded as I was, with my short attention span, by others' more literary references that compare this one to Scherazade, or "Six Degrees of Separation", or Satyricon).

Maybe I found this book so entertaining because I so "related" to Pavel, the young Slovakian boy, and hero, trying to come of age (and come out). If he does what he does in faraway bucolic Slovakia, he's -- nonetheless -- still just as much a trying-to-find-his-way teenager as a lot of us are, or as a lot of us once were (no matter where we are/were at the time).

An admitted fan of Maltese's writing, he's done himself big-time proud, with this one. Take it from me: SLOVAKIAN BOY is a genuine keeper (and a probably a destined-to-be classic of the gay coming-out/coming-of-age genre to boot!).