Hungarian Fiction in English

A Listmania! list by S. H. Moore (Budapest, Hungary)
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Darker Muses: The Poet Nero
1.  Darker Muses: The Poet Nero by Dezso Kosztolanyi
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  "The first Hungarian novel in translation that I read and still my favourite. This is perhaps Kosztolányi's greatest novel - a modern psychological drama played out in ancient Rome"
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Skylark (CEU Press Classics)
2.  Skylark (CEU Press Classics) by Dezso Kosztolanyi
The list author says:
  "A simple story but a gripping study of small town Hungary"
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Anna Edes (Quartet Encounters)
3.  Anna Edes (Quartet Encounters) by Dezso Kosztolanyi
The list author says:
  "Kosztolányi's last novel and again he shows his mastery of the psychological"
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Sunflower (New York Review Books Classics)
4.  Sunflower (New York Review Books Classics) by Gyula Krudy
The list author says:
  "A poetic work that weaves reality and dreams into a seamless whole"
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Be Faithful Unto Death (Central European Classics) (CEU Press Classics)
5.  Be Faithful Unto Death (Central European Classics) (CEU Press Classics) by Zsigmond Moricz
The list author says:
  "A wonderful portrait of the life of a schoolboy in the town of Debrecen in Eastern Hungary"
£12.99   Used & New from: £3.83

Relations
6.  Relations by Zsigmond Móricz
The list author says:
  "Another masterpiece from one of finest Hungarian writers of the 20th century. This novel has recently been turned into a film."
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Celestial Harmonies
7.  Celestial Harmonies by Péter Esterházy
The list author says:
  "The finest work of the most celebrated Hungarian writer of his generation. But not a novel to be embarked upon lightly; it helps to have some knowledge or, at least, interest in Hungarian history."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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A Book of Memories
8.  A Book of Memories by Peter Nadas
The list author says:
  "A slow, brooding novel of great length."
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Melancholy of Resistance, The (New Directions S.)
9.  Melancholy of Resistance, The (New Directions S.) by Laszlo Krasznahorkai
The list author says:
  "A surreal novel set in an isolated town in the Hungarian plains. Its owes an obvious debt to Bulgakov. The film version is called Werckmeister Harmonies."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Embers
10.  Embers by Sandor Marai
The list author says:
  "The translation into English of this novel has been acclaimed recently in Britain as the resdiscovery of a lost classic. But there are better Hungarian novels from the early 20th century."
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Eclipse of the Crescent Moon
11.  Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by Geza Gardonyi
The list author says:
  "A children's classic set in one of the most dramatic episodes of Hungarian history. Readily available in English in Hungarian bookstores."
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Slave of the Huns.
12.  Slave of the Huns. by Geza Gardonyi
The list author says:
  "Another popular children's novel. Readily available in English in Hungarian bookstores."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The man with the golden touch.
13.  The man with the golden touch. by M=r, J=kai
The list author says:
  "A popular children's novel from this great Hungarian romantic. Readily available in English in Hungarian bookstores."
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Fateless
14.  Fateless by Irmre Kertesz
The list author says:
  "And how could I leave this off the list? I had never heard of Kertész before he won the nobel prize and wouldn't otherwise have tackled a book with such an apparently grim subject."
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Tragedy of Man
15.  Tragedy of Man by Imre Madach
The list author says:
  "This verse play is a work of genius that is, sadly, almost unknown in the English-speaking world."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Winter night: Selected poems of Attila József
16.  Winter night: Selected poems of Attila József by Attila József
The list author says:
  "Perhaps the Hungarian poet whose work is most readily translatable into English."
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In Quest of the Miracle Stag: The Poetry of Hungary
17.  In Quest of the Miracle Stag: The Poetry of Hungary by Adam Makkai
The list author says:
  "An exhaustive compilation of Hungarian poetry from the 13th century to the 20th century."
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The Kiss: 20th Century Hungarian Short Stories
18.  The Kiss: 20th Century Hungarian Short Stories by Various
The list author says:
  "An excellent collection of short stories from a wide range of modern Hungarian authors."
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Homecoming and other stories
19.  Homecoming and other stories by Árpád Göncz
The list author says:
  "Short stories written by one of the most respected Hungarians of recent times: a writer, former President of Hungary, and the man who translated the Lord of the Rings into Hungarian!"
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The Pendragon Legend
20.  The Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb
The list author says:
  "A surprise even for me. Besides demonstrating great insight into the English character, this talented Hungarian wrote, 60 years ago, a wonderful melange of currently fashionable styles of novel."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Journey by Moonlight
21.  Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb
The list author says:
  "More similar to the Pendragon Legend than I expected. Journey by Moonlight is also written tongue-in-cheek, but has greater depth than The Pendragon Legend,"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Ladies Day
22.  Ladies Day by Gyula KRÚDY
The list author says:
  "Gyula Krudy's 'Ladies' Day' (readily available in English translation here in Hungary) is yet another gem of Hungarian literature. It is a surreal story about an undertaker who wanders around Pest."
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Conversations in Bolzano
23.  Conversations in Bolzano by Sandor Marai
The list author says:
  "Superior to Embers, this is a tour-de-force of characterisation and lengthy monologue."
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3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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