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50 popular hungarian books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world. All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Hungary. Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.

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Claus y Lucas by Agota Kristof ES

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
Description:
Estas tres novelas de gran éxito internacional han confirmado la reputación de Agota Kristof como uno de los exponentes más provocadores de la narrativa europea. Con la simplicidad sórdida de un cuento de hadas, esta trilogía nos explica la historia de dos hermanos gemelos, Claus y Lucas, condicionados por un vínculo agonizante, que se convierte también en una alegoría de las fuerzas que han separado a Europa desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial.La saga empieza con El gran cuaderno, donde los hermanos Claus y Lucas se encuentran a merced de su abuela, una mujer analfabeta y cruel. Lejos de rendirse... continue

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Das Ungeheuer by Terézia Mora DE

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Für diese Erzählungen wurde sie mit dem Open-Mike-Literaturpreis, dem Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis (1999) und dem Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Förderpreis (2000) ausgezeichnet. 2004 erschien der Roman 'Alle Tage', der ausnahmslos von der Kritik gelobt wurde und grossen Anklang bei den Lesern fand. Für den Roman erhielt sie den Mara-Cassens-Preis für das beste Roman-Debüt des Jahres, den Kunstpreis Berlin, den LiteraTour-Nord-Preis und den Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse.

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De Katalinstraat by Magda Szabó NL

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Het verhaal van drie nauw met elkaar verbonden gezinnen die tot de Tweede Wereldoorlog naast elkaar in dezelfde straat woonden.
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Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by Gárdonyi Géza, (trans George F. Cushing) EN

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Novel based on the Seige of Eger in 1552, when a small Hungarian garrison resisted a far larger Turkish army for almost six weeks, forcing its humiliating retreat. The garrison commander, Istvan Dobo became a national hero, but he was helped by Gergely Bornemissza, whose ingenious use of explosives caused confusion in the Turkish forces. An exciting tale of chivalry, love, adventure & disaster, leading up to the seige itself. A convincing blend of history & fiction, a Hungarian literary classic beloved of adults & children alike

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El paseo by Attila Bartis ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
Description:
Una voz tan libre como inquietante narra en primera persona el doloroso proceso de aprendizaje en un país en vías de disolución; un testimonio de las innumerables atrocidades vividas, que decide emprender un largo viaje para reconstruir su vida. El relato de este paseo forzoso, escrito con una prosa intensa, desconcertante y por momentos desgarradora, nos revela las consecuencias íntimas de las grandes conmociones históricas. "Bartis logra exponer de un modo incomparable las ambivalencias de sus personajes, sus pasiones, sus odios y su afán autod... continue

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El Último encuentro by Sándor Márai ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
Description:
La búsqueda de la verdad como fuerza liberadora, como soporte ético imprescindible para sobrellevar el transcurso de una vida, está en el centro de esta novela magistral, que tras permanecer en el olvido durante más de cincuenta años fue rescatada por la prestigiosa editorial italiana Adelphi y se colocó rápidamente en el primer puesto de las listas de libros más vendidos de Italia. La tremenda exactitud de su prosa, apenas atemperada con un barniz de refinada melancolía, unida a la vigencia de sus propuestas morales, sitúa ... continue

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Embers by Sandor Marai EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
Description:
Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisitely structured novel by the Hungarian master Sandor Marai conjures the melancholy glamour of a decaying empire and the disillusioned wisdom of its last heirs. In a secluded woodland castle an old General prepares to receive a rare visitor, a man who was once his closest friend but who he has not seen in forty-one years. Over the ensuing hours host and guest will fight a duel of words and silences, accusations and evasions. They will exhume the memory of their friendship and that of the General’s b... continue

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Fatelessness : A Novel by Imre Kertész EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
Description:
At the age of 14 Georg Koves is plucked from his home in a Jewish section of Budapest and without any particular malice, placed on a train to Auschwitz. He does not understand the reason for his fate. He doesn’t particularly think of himself as Jewish. And his fellow prisoners, who decry his lack of Yiddish, keep telling him, “You are no Jew.” In the lowest circle of the Holocaust, Georg remains an outsider. The genius of Imre Kertesz’s unblinking novel lies in its refusal to mitigate the strangeness of its events, not least of which is Georg’s dogmatic insistence on making sense of what he wi... continue
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George Frideric Handel by Paul Henry Lang EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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Description:
Exceptionally full, detailed study of the man, his music and times. Childhood, music training, years in London; analysis of Messiah and other works; much more. Introduction. Includes 35 illustrations.


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