literature

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09/10/2015

Writer, film historian Nemeskurty dies

Budapest, October 9 (MTI) – Author, film and literary historian Istvan Nemeskurty has died, at the age of 90, the family told MTI on Friday. Born […]

09/10/2015

30/08/2015

American, Italian poets awarded Janus Pannonius Prize

Daily News Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – The American Charles Bernstein and the Italian Giuseppe Conte were presented the Janus Pannonius Grand Prize for Poetry at a ceremony in Pecs, […]

30/08/2015

20/05/2015

Krasznahorkai winner of 2015 Man Booker International Prize

London, May 20 (MTI) – “Innovative Hungarian writer” Laszlo Krasznahorkai was announced the winner of the sixth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony at […]

20/05/2015

07/04/2015

The Hungarian poet with the biggest vocabulary

The Origo has revealed a myth which states that János Arany has the biggest vocabulary. The 19th century big Hungarian poet’s works were analyzed (i.e. they […]

07/04/2015

Special Hungary

25/02/2015

Hungarian president Áder marks Kányádi anniversary with gala dinner

President János Áder honoured Sandor Kányádi with a gala dinner on Tuesday, to mark the anniversary of the publication of the poet’s first volume 60 years […]

25/02/2015

25/07/2014

Hungarian Krasznahorkai Receives American Literary Lifetime Achievement Award

Budapest, July 24 (MTI) – Hungarian contemporary author Laszlo Krasznahorkai has been granted the lifetime achievement America Awards for 2014, the US literary portal Green Integer […]

25/07/2014

19/05/2014

One-Third Of Hungarians Do Not Care Whether They Read Books Legally Or Illegally

The visitors of the Budapest International Book Festival were asked about their e-book reading habits in a questionnaire. As it is seen from the results, the […]

19/05/2014

19/03/2014

Best Literary Translation Prize in US – The book of Krasznahorkai has a good chance of winning

The American edition of the Seibo There Below book of László Krasznahorkai is in the long list of those books which have been nominated for the […]

19/03/2014