Babelguides: Hungarian Literature

Hungarian Literature

by Ray Keenoy

Watch out, there's a Hungarian about! As this lighthearted look at the phenomenon of famous Hungarians shows this is a small nation that has always punched well above its weight, playing a major role in innumerable fields, including; nuclear physics (Teller and Szilárd), (more...)

Out of Oneself [Buy Direct]

by András Pályi
Translated by Imre Goldstein

Hungarian Short Stories [Buy Direct]

(Anthology)

Quest of the Miracle Stag, the: Hungarian Poetry [Buy Direct]

(Anthology)

They Were Counted. Book 1. The Writing on the Wall : The Transylvanian Trilogy [Buy Direct]

by Miklos Banffy
Translated by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Bánffy-Je
Original title: Erdélyi Tortenét

One of the marks of a successful novel must be the author’s ability to draw us into his world. Miklós Bánffy triumphantly pulls off this feat in his The Writing on the Wall, also known as The Transylvanian Trilogy, (more...)

They Were Divided [Buy Direct]

by Miklos Banffy
Translated by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Bánffy-Je

The third volume of The Writing on the Wall is considerably shorter than the first two: the pace accelerates as the headlong rush to the tragedy of World War One begins. And the mood becomes elegiac. (more...)

Selected Poems of Sandor Csoóri [Buy Direct]

by Sándor Csoóri
Translated by Len Roberts

A Little Hungarian Pornography (1984) [Buy Direct]

by Péter Esterházy
Translated by Judith Sollosy
Original title: Kis magyar pornográfia

A Hungarian Romance [Buy Direct]

by Agnes Hankiss
Translated by Emma Roper-Evans
Original title: Széphistória

Hungary’s literary and intellectual life has long tended to be dominated by men. So Ágnes Hankiss’ decision to turn from psychology, her professional field, to write a novel was seen, at least in some quarters, as a step in the right direction. Her novel came out in 1988, (more...)

Winter Night. Selected Poems of Attila József. [Buy Direct]

by Attila József
Translated by Jonh Bátki

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