News tagged with: Hungarian literature

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Móricz’s First Novel Translated To English

One of the most honored Hungarian writer of the early 20th century, Zsigmond Móricz (1879-1942) would be proud to hear...

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