literature

23/09/2016

The Hungarian Revolution by Rupert Colley – Hungarian history in English

Sixty years ago, the people of Hungary stood up to Soviet tyranny. In Budapest and throughout the nation, civilians demanded freedom from Soviet oppression and their […]
14/09/2016

David Szalay, author of Hungarian origin shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize

David Szalay, a writer of Hungarian descent has been shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, with his novel All That Man Is, prae.hu […]
12/09/2016

Hungarian author Sándor Csoóri dies aged 86

Budapest, September 12 (MTI) – Hungarian writer, poet and politician Sándor Csoóri has died at the age of 86 after a long illness, the Government Information […]
15/07/2016

Hungarian author Péter Esterházy dies aged 66 – UPDATE

Budapest, July 14 (MTI) – Péter Esterházy, one of Hungary’s most widely-known contemporary writers, died on Thursday at the age of 66, the author’s family and […]
30/06/2016

The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Shakespeare’s Globe (UK) in Budapest

Margaret Island Open-Air Stage: Comedy in English presented by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse on 1 July at 8PM. William Shakespeare: The […]
25/06/2016

25th of June – The birthday of Frigyes Karinthy, the pioneer of ’six degrees of separation’

Did you know that the famous ‘six degrees of separation’ theory was originally set out by a Hungarian? This person is Frigyes Karinthy, one of the […]
20/05/2016

Hungary backs Poland against Brussels

Warsaw, May 19 (MTI) – Human resources minister Zoltán Balog during talks in Warsaw on Thursday assured his Polish negotiating partners of the Hungarian government’s support […]
19/05/2016

Hungary guest of honour at Warsaw Book Fair

Warsaw, May 19 (MTI) – The Warsaw International Book Fair opened on Thursday with Hungary as guest of honour. At the opening ceremony, Hungary was represented […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian State Opera: Shakespeare400+ Festival is coming soon

With the end of the Shakespeare season approaching, the Hungarian State Opera will be organising its biggest festival ever – and certainly its most varied – […]
22/04/2016

Nobel laureate author Kertész laid to rest – Photo gallery

Budapest, April 22 (MTI) – Hungary’s Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész was laid to rest in the Budapest Fiume road cemetery on Friday. Kertész died at […]
16/04/2016

The British Ambassador is reading a poem on Hungary’s National Poetry Day-Video

Iain Lindsay, British Ambassador to Hungary, surprised the world on 11 April, which is the National Poetry Day in Hungary, by reading one of Attila József’s […]
13/04/2016

Slovakia, Norwegian author Gaarder guests of honour at Budapest international book festival

Budapest, April 13 (MTI) – Slovakia and Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder will be the guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between […]
31/03/2016

Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész dies at 86

Budapest, March 31 (MTI) – Hungary’s Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said on […]
22/01/2016

Programmes in Budapest for the Day of the Hungarian Culture

There are going to be tons of programmes in Budapest for the Day of the Hungarian Culture, and inforadio.hu collected the best ones to commemorate this […]
22/01/2016

22nd of January – The day of the Hungarian Culture

On the 22nd of January in 1823 Ferenc Kölcsey – one of the most important literary characters in Hungarian history – completed his manuscript of the […]
01/01/2016

January 1st – The birthday of Sándor Petőfi, the most famous Hungarian poet

If you ask Hungarian kids about their favorit poet, they’ll probably say Petőfi and even recite a poem. Sándor Petőfi (born January 1st, 1823, Kiskőrös, Hungary – died […]
28/12/2015

Hungarian Writers’ Union to mark 1956 anniversary with several programmes in 2016

Budapest, December 28 (MTI) – The Hungarian Writers’ Union will organise a series of programmes next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet […]
05/12/2015

The Door by Magda Szabó on New York Times’ list of the 10 best books of 2015

The editors of the newspaper’s book section put together a list last Sunday about the best books of 2015. The Door by Magda Szabó got onto […]
03/12/2015

Poet Ferenc Juhasz dies aged 87

Budapest, December 3 (MTI) – Hungarian poet Ferenc Juhasz died on Wednesday aged 87, his daughter, Anna Juhasz, told MTI. Juhasz was born in Bia, then […]
25/11/2015

Carpentier, master of magic realism returns to Hungary

According to globoport.hu, the Hungarian translation of the world-famous novel of the Alejo Carpentier, “El Reino de este mundo” called “The Kingdom of This World” has […]