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Preventing the Collapse of Hungarian Organizations — A Conversation with Dr. Balázs Somogyi

‘One of my grandfathers was a Reformed pastor, and the other was a county chief magistrate, so, from the Communist regime’s point of view, we were a “reactionary” family who didn’t accept the people’s democracy. Our family certainly helped us…
András Berkesi at the general assembly of the Writers’ Association in the sixties

From Sadistic Interrogator to Bestselling Author of the Kádár Regime — The Story of András Berkesi

András Berkesi wrote a multitude of spy stories and adventure novels, becoming one of the star authors of the era, and was also awarded the Attila József Prize. Officially, no one has ever held him accountable for torturing, humiliating, and…

Family Event Honours the Legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien at the National Library of Foreign Literature on Saturday

At the library located in the centre of the city visitors will have a chance to create souvenir cards with Elvish script, learn the secrets of Elvish braiding, participate in quizzes and group singing, and browse through the products offered…
Guests at the 2022 PesText festival.

PesText Festival Boasts Renowned International Authors this Spring

Discussions will be held in foreign languages, with interpretation provided for the audience by the organizers. Books by the authors will also be available for purchase on the spot, with book signings….
Gerard ter Borch, The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster (1648). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Concept of Nation According to Scruton and the Central European Perspective

In Scruton’s philosophy…the social practice of legislation and jurisdiction could not be realized outside the national framework, because—regardless to their origins—the interpretation and the enforcement of the set of legal rules and moral duties, even human rights, are bound to…

22 January — 201 Years Since the Birth of the Hungarian National Anthem

‘There is something in our national anthem that makes it mean something important and inexplicable to every Hungarian. The hallmark of great pieces of art is that the reader or listener feels as if they express something very important that…

From Reykjavík to Budapest: Jón Kalman Stefánsson Takes Centre Stage at Book Festival

Stefánsson commenced his literary career with poetry. He ventured into novel writing in the ’90s, gaining international success. In 2005, his work Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night earned him the Icelandic Literary Award, followed by the Per Olov…

Testimonies to the Horrors of Totalitarianism

‘What better explains the atrocities committed: coercion or the individual’s capacity or inclination for cruelty? Perhaps both, but to varying proportions.’ Author and historian László Borhi points out in his 2022 book The Strategies of Survival that, in his research,…

Remembering Novelist Magda Szabó, Author of Abigail

Magda Szabó is one of the most widely read authors in Hungarian literary history, with her writings translated to dozens of languages. Her perhaps best known work is the 1970 young adult novel Abigail. She passed away 16 years ago…

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