Magda Szabó

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Magda Szabó [ ˈmɒɡdɒ ˈsɒboː ] (born October 5, 1917 in Debrecen , Austria-Hungary ; † November 19, 2007 in Kerepes near Gödöllő ) was a Hungarian writer .

Magda Szabó

Life

The daughter of a Calvinist family of civil servants completed a teaching degree in classical philology and literature in Debrecen and worked as a teacher between 1940 and 1945, after which she was employed in the Ministry of Religious and Educational Issues. In 1947 she made her debut with the collection of poems lamb . In 1949 she was banned from publication, which lasted until 1959, and was dismissed from civil service.

The best-known works by Szabó are the novels "The Fresco" ( Freskó , 1958), "The Other Esther" ( Az őz , 1959) and "The Slaughter Festival " ( Disznótor , 1960).

In 1978 Szabó received the Kossuth Prize , Hungary's highest award for artists; 2003 the Prix ​​Femina . In 1993 she was appointed a member of the European Academy of Sciences and in the same year received an honorary doctorate from the Reformed Theological University of Debrecen .

Szabó was married to the author and translator Tibor Szobotka since 1947.

Works (German language editions)

Memorial plaque in Budapest, Júlia utca 3
  • The fresco . Roman, Insel, Wiesbaden 1960
  • The other Esther . Roman, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1961
    • newly translated as: Eszter and Angela , Volk und Welt, Berlin 1979
  • Erika . Roman, Corvina, Budapest 1961
  • Snakebite . Play in three acts, Three Masks, Munich around 1962
  • The slaughter festival . Roman, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1963
  • Masked ball . Novel for young girls, Corvina, Budapest 1963
  • ... and washed her hands in innocence . Roman, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1964
    • newly translated as: Pilatus , Insel, Leipzig 1976, and The Elements , Secession, Zurich, 2010
  • Island blue. A novel for all children and very intelligent adults , Corvina, Budapest 1965
  • The Danaide . Roman, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1965
  • Birthday , Altberliner Verlag, Berlin 1966
  • 1.Moses 22 . Roman, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1967
  • Run of the sleepers . Stories, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1969
  • Katharinenstrasse . Roman, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1971
  • Lala, the elf prince , children's book publisher, Berlin 1974
  • Abigail . Story, Corvina, Budapest 1978
    • newly translated as: Abigél , Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 1986
  • An old fashioned story . Roman, Volk und Welt, Berlin 1987
  • The door . Roman, People and World, Berlin 1990

Film adaptations

Literary template
  • 2012: Behind the door (Az ajtó) - Director: István Szabó, Starring: Helen Mirren, Martina Gedeck and other
script
  • 1959: Red ink (Vörös tinta)
  • 1981: The Fairy Prince (Tünder lala)

literature

  • Elke Schmitter: Magda Szabo: Coercion and Self-Assertion , in: Passions. 99 women authors of world literature , Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-01048-8
  • Kerstin Istvanits: The youth novels by Szabó Magda. Álarcosbál (Masked Ball) & Abigél (Abigail) . Diploma thesis at the Philological and Cultural Studies Faculty of the University of Vienna, 2010 ( online version )

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Szabó, Magda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Debrecen
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 2007
Place of death Budapest