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First published January 1, 1987
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György Spiró
64 books46 followersGyörgy (George) Spiró is a dramatist, novelist and essayist who has emerged as one of post-war Hungary's most prominent literary figures. He is a member of the Széchenyi Academy of Letters and Arts.
The son of an engineer from Miskolc in eastern Hungary, he graduated in Hungarian and Slavic literature from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 1970, and completed additional studies in journalism and sociology. His earlier career was spent in radio journalism. More recently, in addition to his writing, he has been employed as associate professor at the Department of World Literature and currently at the Institute of Art Theory and Media Studies at ELTE.
His plays have won numerous awards, including several for best Hungarian drama of the year. A few of them are available in English translation. The best known one is Chickenhead (1986), an earthy and bitter drama of a young delinquent's disillusionment at the longed-for reunion with his drunken father. Dramatic Exchange described it as "widely considered to be the most important Hungarian play of the last 20 years."
His avant-garde style, depicting coarse language and characters outside the pale of respectability, often dismayed more traditional Hungarian critics.
His most recent work, and most ambitious creation to date, is an 800 page novel, Fogság, (Captivity), published in 2005. Set in the Roman Empire in the time of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, it follows the experiences of a Jewish wanderer named Uri. Spiró's earlier works eschewed Jewish themes, but in this work he returns to his ancestral roots.
The son of an engineer from Miskolc in eastern Hungary, he graduated in Hungarian and Slavic literature from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 1970, and completed additional studies in journalism and sociology. His earlier career was spent in radio journalism. More recently, in addition to his writing, he has been employed as associate professor at the Department of World Literature and currently at the Institute of Art Theory and Media Studies at ELTE.
His plays have won numerous awards, including several for best Hungarian drama of the year. A few of them are available in English translation. The best known one is Chickenhead (1986), an earthy and bitter drama of a young delinquent's disillusionment at the longed-for reunion with his drunken father. Dramatic Exchange described it as "widely considered to be the most important Hungarian play of the last 20 years."
His avant-garde style, depicting coarse language and characters outside the pale of respectability, often dismayed more traditional Hungarian critics.
His most recent work, and most ambitious creation to date, is an 800 page novel, Fogság, (Captivity), published in 2005. Set in the Roman Empire in the time of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, it follows the experiences of a Jewish wanderer named Uri. Spiró's earlier works eschewed Jewish themes, but in this work he returns to his ancestral roots.
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December 13, 2021
Pontosan olyan, mint egy jól summázott élet, tulajdonosának szemszögéből. Csak semmi felesleges duma, blabla, kizárólag a fontos dolgok. Technikailag novellafüzér (Esti Kornél?), szerintem regény az első 2/3. Hogy mennyiben utal vissza magára írója és mennyiben fikció, nem érdekel. Hadd maradjon meg a varázslat. Önnön valóságától 100%-osan elszakadni amúgy sem tud senki. S ha mégis? Az már más írás lenne. Talán. Az utolsó novellák már nem illeszkednek olyan szervesen a kötet többi részéhez, de azért kis fantáziával ők is a sorba állíthatók. A legmegdöbbentőbben, őszintén – és ezért polgárpukkasztóan – emberi írás Az apámmal a meccsen.
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