Literary Library

Count Miklos Zrinyi

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1620 - November 18, 1664Hungarian statesman, military leader and poetBest known for his epic poem "The Peril of Sziget"Became the Vicer...
Croatia Govern Government Government Official Hungarian Hungary Military Military Officer Poem Poems Poet Poetry Politician Politics Statesman

Mihaly Vorosmarty

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1800 - November 19, 1855Hungarian poet and dramatistKnown for his play "Csonger and Tunde" and "Blood Wedding"Also published several v...
Drama Dramatist Hungarian Hungary Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Imre Kertesz

by Angela Beck
November 9, 1929 - March 31, 2016Hungarian-Jewish novelistAuthor of "Fatelessness", "Kaddish for an Unborn Child" and "The Holocaust as Culture"Wa...
Holocaust Hungarian Hungary Jewish Jews Nobel Prize Novel Novelist