Ferenc Móra

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Statue of Ferenc Móra in the Pantheon in Szeged

Ferenc Móra ( Hungarian Móra Ferenc , born July 19, 1879 in Kiskunfélegyháza , † February 8, 1934 in Szeged ) was a Hungarian writer , journalist and museum scholar . He is considered one of the most important writers in Hungarian literature .

life and work

Ferenc Móra came from a humble background as the son of the furrier Márton Móra and the baker Anna Juhász. Despite these financial conditions of his family, he managed to complete a school education and then studied geography and history in Budapest at the Loránd Eötvös University (ELTE) . He then worked for a year as a teacher in Felsőlövő , at that time Vas County (Eisenburg) (today Oberschützen, Burgenland , Austria ).

At the same time he became a well-known author on the one hand for youth literature , on the other hand through numerous stories and novels in the tradition of the European epic of the 19th century, for example his darkly poetic "main work ... one of the most beautiful Hungarian novels": "Lied von den Weizenfeldern "(1927) or the historical novel" Der goldene Sarg "(1932), which combines the description of time-related and timeless human fates against the background of the reign of Emperor Diocletian.

"His lyrical style, his deliberate language skills, his extensive education and personal integrity, his constant struggle for social justice, the ... power of his humor made him one of the most popular - if not the most demanding - writers in Hungary. Most of his Life's work is made up of his stories with their rich variety of topics. "

From 1904 his career began at the Szeged Museum , which also served as a library . From 1917 until his death in 1934 he was the director of this museum, which is named after him today and which houses the Faculty of Archeology of the University of Science Szeged (SZTE).

Works (translations, selection)

  • The golden coffin. Translated by Clemens von Walzel. Corvina Press, Budapest 1961, 1977, ISBN 9631302148 .
  • The miracle coat. Translated by Clemens von Walzel. Corvina Press, Budapest 1961, 1977, ISBN 9631324680 .
  • Song of the wheat fields. Translated by Andreas Gaspar. Höger, Vienna 1936, 1977, ISBN 9631324680 .
  • The trembling king. Forma-Art, Vienna 1991, 1977, ISBN 9630273853 .
  • The lonely emperor. Translated by Clemens von Walzel. Alfred Ibach Verlag, Vienna 1920.

Film adaptations

Ferenc Móra Museum in Szeged
  • 1972: The miracle coat ( Kincskeresö kisködmön )
  • 1956: Professor Hannibal ( Hannibál tanár úr ) - based on the story " Hannibal woke up from the dead"

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MÓRA FERENC [A MAGYAR IRODALOM ARCKÉPCSARNOKA] , ( accessed October 18, 2009)
  2. ↑ a b c HUNLIT multilingual literature database of the Hungarian Book Foundation ( accessed on October 18, 2009)
  3. ↑ Legeza Ilona Könyvismertenője. MÓRA Ferenc ... on the website of the Hungarian National Library www.oszk.hu (accessed October 18, 2009)

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personal data
SURNAME Móra, Ferenc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian writer, journalist and museum scholar
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiskunfélegyháza
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1934
Place of death Szeged