Éva Janikovszky

Éva Janikovszky , née Éva Etelka Nametta Kucses (born April 23, 1926 in Szeged , † July 14, 2003 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian writer . She gained particular fame through her children's books, which have been translated into more than 30 languages.

Life

Janikovszky studied philosophy and folklore at the University of Szeged from 1944 to 1948 and philosophy, psychology and political economy at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest from 1948 to 1950 , where she received her diploma as a teacher in 1950. From 1950 to 1953 she worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Culture in the field of textbooks, then for four years as an editor at the youth book publisher ( Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó ). She later became editor-in-chief of the Ferenc Móra publishing house. Her first book Csip-Csupappeared in 1957. In her books she often addressed the relationship between children and adults based on everyday experiences and conflicts. In addition, she wrote scripts for films, worked for magazines and appeared on radio and television programs. Some of her books have turned into animation or television films. Many of her texts were illustrated by the graphic artist László Réber (1920–2001) and thus form an unmistakable unit.

Personal

She married the doctor Béla Janikovszky in 1952, and their son János was born in 1955.

Her grave is in the Farkasrét cemetery ( Farkasréti temető ) in Budapest.

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  Memorial plaque for Éva Janikovszky in Bajza utca 8 in Budapest

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  Tomb of Éva Janikovszky

Appreciation

Janikovszky has been awarded more than a dozen prizes, including the 1973 German Youth Book Prize , the Attila József Prize and the Kossuth Prize . She is an honorary citizen of Erzsébetváros . An Éva Janikovszky Foundation has existed since 2004.

Works

Csip-Csup , 1957 Szalmaláng , 1960 Aranyeső , 1962 Te is tudod? , 1962 Ha én felnőtt volnék , 1965 Akár hiszed, akár nem , 1966 Jó nekem , 1967 Felelj szépen, ha kérdeznek , 1968 Bertalan és Barnabás , 1969 Málnaszkörper és szalmaszál , 1970 Velem mindig történik valami , 1972 Kire ütött ez a gyerek? , 1974 Már óvodás vagyok , 1975 A nagy zuhé , 1976

A lemez két oldala , 1978 Már megint , 1978 Az úgy volt ... , 1980 Már iskolás vagyok , 1983 Örülj, hogy fiú! , 1983 Örülj, hogy lány! , 1983 A Hét bőr , 1985 My Own Budapest Guide , 1991 Felnőtteknek írtam , 1997 Mosolyogni tessék! , 1998 Cvikkedli , 1999 Ájlávjú , 2000 De szép ez az élet! , 2001 Ráadás , 2002

Web links

• Website about Éva Janikovszky ( Hungarian , English )
• Felnőttek iskolája - Janikovszky Éva és a meseírás at Magyar Narancs (Hungarian)