Kálmán Mikszáth

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Kálmán Mikszáth, Portrait of Gyula Benczúr (1910)

Kálmán Mikszáth von Kiscsoltó (born January 16, 1847 in Szklabonya , Austrian Empire , † May 28, 1910 in Budapest , Austria-Hungary ) was a Hungarian journalist, politician and writer.

Life

Mikszáth studied law at the University of Budapest and became a judge in Balassagyarmat . From 1873 he worked as a journalist for various newspapers, u. a. the Pesti Hírlap . In 1887 he was elected to the Hungarian National Assembly as a member of the Liberal Party .

His first novellas appeared in 1869, with which he initially had little success. With works such as The Sprechende Kaftan and Sankt Peter's Umbrella , he became one of the leading Hungarian novelists of the 19th century. His grave is on the Kerepesi temető in Budapest.

Works (selection)

  • A kis prímás
    • The little Eminence . Translation by Henriette Schade-Engel. Illustrations by János Kass. Budapest: Corvina, 1962

Film adaptations

  • 1937 - Your Leibhusar - based on the novel The great love of young Noszty
  • 1960 - The Fall of Young Noszty ( A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival ) - based on the novel The Wedding of the Lord of Noszty
  • 1964 - Majesty goes astray ( With csinált Felséged )
  • 1968 - The miraculous caftan ( Beszélő köntös ), online
  • 1971 - Sankt Peters Umbrella - Directed by Helmut Pfandler
  • 1972 - The Black City ( A fekete város )
  • 1976 - The Phantom Rider ( Kísértet Lublón )
  • 1986 - Miklós Akli ( Akli Miklós )

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personal data
SURNAME Mikszáth, Kálmán
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mikszáth of Kiscsoltó, Kálmán (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Szklabonya , now Slovakia
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1910
Place of death Budapest