Peter Jaroš, is a Slovak writer, editor, dramaturge, screenwriter, and author of The Millenial Bee, one of the most important Slovak novels of the 20^th century. He also wrote the screenplay for the film of the same title directed by Juraj Jakubisko. It was the most successful Slovak film for decades (a million viewers saw it in cinemas, and the four-part television version has high ratings) and won several important international and domestic awards, including the Golden Phoenix (La Fenice del Cinema), the Prize of the Jury of the Culture Centre of Venice “for artistic work and Best Cinematography” at the 40th International Film Festival in Venice, 1983. He also wrote the screenplay for Martin Ťapák’s film Pacho, the Brigand of Hybe (1975), which also met with extraordinary success. His novels and short stories have been published in Polish, Bulgarian, Arabic, Russian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech among others.