Lajos Kassák

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Lajos Kassák


Born
in Érsekújvár, present day Slovakia
March 21, 1887

Died
July 22, 1967


Lajos Kassák (March 21, 1887 – July 22, 1967) was a Hungarian poet, novelist, painter, essayist, editor, theoretician of the avant-garde and occasional translator, was the father of many modernisms.
He was also the first genuine working-class writer in Hungarian literature.

Kassák is considered to be the main father figure of Hungarian Avant-garde, and one of the first poet/writer/artist we had an authentic working class background. His views on historical avant-garde movements influenced the regions perception and artistic production, especially because the journals he edited and published, the Ma / Today and the Tett / The Deed. He was heavily influenced by the international constructivist movement and issued several manifesto: Képarchitekt
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Average rating: 4.23 · 74 ratings · 5 reviews · 27 distinct works
Egy ember élete

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A ​ló meghal, a madarak kir...

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Válogatott versek

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Nehéz esztendők II.

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Vagyonom és fegyvertáram

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Nehéz esztendők I.

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Vagabondages

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Angyalföld

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Azon a nyáron

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“The father of every good work is discontent, and its mother is diligence.”
Lajos Kassák

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