Hungarian Literature

Hungarian literature is literature written in the Hungarian language, predominantly by Hungarians. Hungarian literature may also include literature written in another language than Hungarian (mostly Latin) which is significant due to its Hungary-related topic or if it includes fragments in Hungarian. While virtually unknown in the Anglosphere for centuries, Hungary's literature gained renown by the end of the 20th century thanks to a new wave of internationally accessible writers like Antal Szerb, Sándor Márai, Imre Kertész and Magda Szabó. ...more

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Traveler and the Moonlight by Antal Szerb

Hungarian Classics

11 books — 2 voters

Zsófi és az ősboszorkány by Gyula Böszörményi

Toward Morning by Alta Halverson Seymour

Children's literature that takes place in Hungary

21 books — 8 voters

Kapd el a tolvajt, és tartsd a szád! by Georg Kövary

Haramiák kapitánya by Christian August Vulpius

Delfin Könyvek

144 books — 7 voters

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Leszbikus könyvek magyarul

33 books — 4 voters

Authors Born in Hungary

3 books — 1 voter

Magyar Fantasy

33 books — 10 voters

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“ Aki azzal dicsekszik, hogy sohasem változtatja meg a véleményét, az úgy tesz, mintha arra vállalkozna, hogy mindig nyílegyenes vonalban fog haladni. Együgyű az ilyen, hisz a csalhatatlanságban. Márpedig nincsenek elvek, csak események vannak; nincsenek törvények, csak körülmények vannak. ”
― Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot

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“ I started studying law, but this I could stand just for one semester. I couldn't stand more. Then I studied languages and literature for two years. After two years I passed an examination with the result I have a teaching certificate for Latin and Hungarian for the lower classes of the gymnasium, for kids from 10 to 14. I never made use of this teaching certificate. And then I came to philosophy, physics, and mathematics. In fact, I came to mathematics indirectly. I was really more interested in ...more ”
― George Pólya

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