News tagged with: Hungarian literature

International Literary and Cultural Festival Starts in Budapest on Friday

A variety of literary and cultural events will take place at the PesText festival starting on Friday. This year's guest...

2022.09.22.

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A Giant of Literature: Exhibiton Depicting the Work of Áron Tamási Opens in Budapest

An exhibition entitled Áron Tamási 125 opened on Monday in Budapest. A series of tableaux depicting the life's work of...

2022.07.26.

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Kodály Arts Festival Starts Today in Kecskemét

A number of Hungarian and foreign artists will perform at the 10-day Kodály Arts Festival, which starts on Monday, the...

2022.07.18.

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Restored Tomb of Poet Sándor Petőfi’s Family Unveiled

The restored tomb of the Petőfi family was inaugurated on Saturday in Budapes’t Fiume Road Graveyard. The renovation was made...

2022.06.13.

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93rd Festive Book Week Opens in Budapest

One hundred and seventy-six pavilions with books from one hundred and eighty-two publishers opened the 93rd Festive Book Week on...

2022.06.10.

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Festive Book Week Starts Tomorrow in Győr

From Thursday to Saturday, the 93rd edition of the Festive Book Week and the 21st Children's Book Days in Győr...

2022.06.08.

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British Literary Translator Len Rix Gets Hungarian State Award

British literary translator Len Rix was presented with the Hungarian Golden Cross of Merit in London on Monday for his...

2021.10.26.

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Hungarian Gov’t Isolates Literature and Media with LGBTQ Content

The first element of Hungary’s ban on the promotion of homosexuality has been written into law and will take effect...

2021.08.11.

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Hungarian Press Roundup: Culture War Over a 150-year-old Novel

A poet has stirred sharp controversy with her remark that a literary classic should be removed from the list of...

2021.02.27.

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Did You Know? Patti Smith is a Fan of Hungarian Writer Kosztolányi

Patti Smith is reading a book by Hungarian author, Dezső Kosztolányi – and Instagram loves it. Patti Smith is an...

2020.09.17.

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Coronavirus: Final Exams Started Under Irregular Circumstances in Hungarian Secondary Schools

School exit examinations have started at 1,197 locations across the country on Monday, with over 70,000 students taking the Hungarian...

2020.05.04.

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Valentine’s Day: Legendary Literary Loves

February 14th - otherwise known as Valentine’s Day - is the day the whole world turns pink. Since the holiday...

2020.02.14.

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Magda Szabó’s Novel ‘Abigail’ Published in English, Recommended by The New York Times

The English edition of Hungarian writer Magda Szabó's novel 'Abigail' (Abigél) was published last week, and according to Hungarian cultural...

2020.01.28.

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Hungarian Author László Krasznahorkai Wins US National Book Award

Yesterday, the 70th National Book Awards was held in New York, where prizes were awarded in five categories. Hungarian Author...

2019.11.21.

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Hungarian Publishers Present latest Korean Translations in Seoul

Hungarian publishers are presenting the newest Korean translations of volumes in their catalogues at the International Book Fair which opened...

2019.06.19.

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Day of Hungarian Poetry: Pay with a Poem, Recite One or Travel by a Poem Bus!

Today, on the occasion of Hungarian poet Attila József’s birthday, the whole country finds itself captivated by literature: there are...

2019.04.11.

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Renowned Hungarian Writer, Poet Dezső Tandori Dies Aged 80

Dezső Tandori, a renowned Hungarian writer, poet and literary translator, has died at the age of 80, the Petőfi Literary...

2019.02.14.

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“You Needed a Strong Constitution for this Profession”—Interview with Legendary Hungarian Children’s Writer and Poet István Csukás

Hungary Today recently had the opportunity to interview István Csukás, Hungary’s legendary creator of children’s books, poems, films, and tv...

2017.06.20.

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“In some sense, for us, this was the real Hungary”: Homeland Aloft, A Conference on Hungarian Émigré Cultural Life in the West after 1956

What does a writer do when his homeland, the one little spot on earth where his obscure language is spoken,...

2017.03.30.

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Hungarian Author Receives EU Literary Prize

Hungarian author Edina Szvoren has received the European Union's literary prize on Tuesday evening for her volume of essays entitled...

2015.06.24.

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Hungarian Author's Novel Republished In US To Enormous Critical Acclaim

Renowned Hungarian author Magda Szabó's (1917-2007) 1987 novel "The Door", first published in English in Stefan Draughon's translation in 1995...

2015.02.11.

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