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[ 31.12.08 ] The Hungarian reading public, the cultural media and many cultural institutions celebrated the centenary of the journal ‘ Nyugat ’ (‘West’) in 2008. The importance of the journal in shaping Hungarian literature cannot be overestimated; it introduced readers to a wealth of daring philosophy, writing and art, and became a ground-breaking symbol of a modern way of aesthetic thinking and ... číst dál

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[ 22.12.08 ] The scolding from the ‘pope of German letters’ is still resounding in our ears. Nowadays, on television, there’s nothing but cooks – all dreadful, dismal rubbish! Yet what the ‘pope’ forgot in his sermon, delivered at the German Television Awards, is that there’s no longer a need to turn on the telly at all. For ever more programmes, even those with quite sophisticated content, ... číst dál

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[ 11.12.08 ] Forget all about the Booker, Costa or British Book Award: literary reputations are forged and ruined by the annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award . This year’s award ceremony took place on the 25 November at the Naval and Military Club in London, affectionately known as the In & Out Club . The prize was inaugurated in 1993 by the late editor-in-chief of the magazine, ... číst dál

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[ 09.12.08 ] Amazing the dynamics the Christmas industry is able to evolve each year – especially when our annual orgy of consumption has been made into a celebration for reassuring ourselves in the face of impending recession or ultimate financial collapse! However, these dynamics have given rise to a string of glad tidings for bookworms, or at least for all those not suffering from e-phobia. So ... číst dál

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[ 01.12.08 ] There’s always something reassuring about seeing old clichés reconfirmed, for instance, the one about Japan being a nation at the cutting edge of culture and technology. In the subways of Tokyo and Osaka, passengers’ affection for their mobile phones and for reading has led to an independent form of mobile literature: serialized novels in SMS-sized chunks. Many providers and authors have ... číst dál

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[ 25.11.08 ] In Hungary, the ‘ Year of the Renaissance – 2008 ’ is underway. Marking the 550th anniversary of Matthias Corvinus ’ ascension to the throne, its objective has been to discover what this unparalleled epoch in art and cultural history has in common with the world today. Alongside several hundred events, including exhibitions, open-air festivals and culinary programmes, the ‘Year of ... číst dál

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[ 17.11.08 ] Samuel takes great care of his appearance. Only his fingers look gnawed. This is probably where the order in his life is disintegrating most conspicuously: the chaos at the ends of his fingers. The chewed nails, the bloody bitten skin, tattered shreds around open and frayed nerve endings. There’s hardly any skin left around the edges of his nails. His robber’s hands are what betray him. ... číst dál

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[ 13.11.08 ] The marathon is, of course, no longer merely a discipline held on the streets of metropolises around the globe, but also one carried out in small towns, possibly even in closed rooms, or in front of computer screens. For example, in Krems on the Danube: here, from November 8 to 9, a very special reading marathon took place. The Austrian writer Ferdinand Schmatz read his entire novel “ ... číst dál

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[ 10.11.08 ] Over the past few weeks, the top literary topic - besides the Frankfurt Book Fair - has been Milan Kundera. The world-famous Czech writer, who has been living in France since the 1970s, allegedly denounced a Czech agent from the West in 1950 and by doing so contributed directly to his being convicted to 14 years in prison and harsh labour in a uranium mine. Right after this information was ... číst dál

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[ 30.10.08 ] A continual string of cooks, nothing but cooks. It was terrible. Above all, it was so incredibly boring. Wretched, tedious, disgusting. Well, I’m just not accepting the award! The “pope of German letters”, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, spoke such words in his most recent verdict. The 88-year-old critic was annoyed because he had had to sit for over three hours on a hard chair in the front ... číst dál

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