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Titokfejtő sétára, a női szépséget középpontba állító szellemi kalandozásra hívja olvasóját ez a kötet, amely Szabó Magda kiadatlan, valamint kevésbé ismert írásaiból válogat. Az írónő részint nyomozásnak, részint körbevilágításnak nevezett módszerét alkalmazva a szépség születését, titkát és közösségformáló együtthatóit kívánja feltárni, s ugyanakkor a gyakorlatba átültethető tanulságoknak is teret enged. A nő szépségétől az ifjúság, a tehetség, a lélek szépsége felé röppenünk, a honi tájaktól antik vidékek fölé, melyek örök szépségük arányaival, mértékével, izzó ragyogásával és bőségével felüdítik a testet és a lelket, de gombostűre nem tűzhetők, medalionba nem foglalhatók: minden, ami csodálatba ejtő élmény volt egykor, legjobb esetben is csak sötét órákban előhívható emlékképként vihető el.
303 pages, Hardcover
Published May 1, 2024
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Magda Szabó
79 books1,192 followersMagda Szabó was a Hungarian writer, arguably Hungary's foremost female novelist. She also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memories and poetry.
Born in Debrecen, Szabó graduated at the University of Debrecen as a teacher of Latin and of Hungarian. She started working as a teacher in a Calvinist all-girl school in Debrecen and Hódmezővásárhely. Between 1945 and 1949 she was working in the Ministry of Religion and Education. She married the writer and translator Tibor Szobotka in 1947.
She began her writing career as a poet, publishing her first book Bárány ("Lamb") in 1947, which was followed by Vissza az emberig ("Back to the Human") in 1949. In 1949 she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize, which was--for political reasons--withdrawn from her on the very day it was given. She was dismissed from the Ministry in the same year.
During the establishment of Stalinist rule from 1949 to 1956, the government did not allow her works to be published. Since her unemployed husband was also stigmatized by the communist regime, she was forced to teach in an elementary school during this period.
Her first novel, Freskó ("Fresco"), written in these years was published in 1958 and achieved overwhelming success among readers. Her most widely read novel, Abigél ("Abigail", 1970), is an adventure story about a schoolgirl boarding in eastern Hungary during the war.
She received several prizes in Hungary, and her works have been published in 42 countries. In 2003, she was the winner of the French literary prize Prix Femina Étranger for the best foreign novel.
Her novel Abigél was popularized through a much-loved television series in 1978. Abigél was also chosen as the sixth most popular novel at the Hungarian version of Big Read. Her three other novels that were in the top 100 are Für Elise , An Old-Fashioned Story , and The Door .
Born in Debrecen, Szabó graduated at the University of Debrecen as a teacher of Latin and of Hungarian. She started working as a teacher in a Calvinist all-girl school in Debrecen and Hódmezővásárhely. Between 1945 and 1949 she was working in the Ministry of Religion and Education. She married the writer and translator Tibor Szobotka in 1947.
She began her writing career as a poet, publishing her first book Bárány ("Lamb") in 1947, which was followed by Vissza az emberig ("Back to the Human") in 1949. In 1949 she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize, which was--for political reasons--withdrawn from her on the very day it was given. She was dismissed from the Ministry in the same year.
During the establishment of Stalinist rule from 1949 to 1956, the government did not allow her works to be published. Since her unemployed husband was also stigmatized by the communist regime, she was forced to teach in an elementary school during this period.
Her first novel, Freskó ("Fresco"), written in these years was published in 1958 and achieved overwhelming success among readers. Her most widely read novel, Abigél ("Abigail", 1970), is an adventure story about a schoolgirl boarding in eastern Hungary during the war.
She received several prizes in Hungary, and her works have been published in 42 countries. In 2003, she was the winner of the French literary prize Prix Femina Étranger for the best foreign novel.
Her novel Abigél was popularized through a much-loved television series in 1978. Abigél was also chosen as the sixth most popular novel at the Hungarian version of Big Read. Her three other novels that were in the top 100 are Für Elise , An Old-Fashioned Story , and The Door .
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January 6, 2026
Nem Szabó Magdának szól a két csillag, hanem a könyv szerkesztőinek és kiadójának. A kötetben a szépségről elvétve esik szó, kivéve persze Sz. M. szakdolgozatát, melynek olvasása viszont véleményem szerint teljességgel élvezhetetlen (ami persze sok dimplomamunkáról elmondható, hiszen nem az a céljuk, hogy élvezetesek, olvasmányosak legyenek.) Sajnos a mitológia sosem foglalkoztatott, így nehezemre esett átrágni magam a könyv nagyobb részét kitevő ilyen témájú íráson. Örömömet szinte kizárólag az útleírásokban leltem, ezekben találtam meg az író utánozhatatlan stílusának szépségét.
January 20, 2025
3.5 csillag
Pont elég a könyvtári kölcsönpéldány, tipikusan egyszeri olvasmányélmény.
Pont elég a könyvtári kölcsönpéldány, tipikusan egyszeri olvasmányélmény.
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