György Faludy
György Faludy (September 22, 1910 – September 1, 2006), sometimes anglicized as George Faludy, was a Hungarian-born poet, writer and translator.
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Born | György Bernát József Leimdörfer September 22, 1910 Budapest |
Died | September 1, 2006 Budapest | (aged 95)
Resting place | Kerepesi Cemetery |
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Language | Hungarian |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Citizenship | Hungarian, Canadian |
Education | Fasori Gimnázium University of Vienna (1928–1930) Humboldt University of Berlin (1930–31) |
Notable works | My Happy Days in Hell Translations of Villon's ballads |
Notable awards | Kossuth Award |
Years active | 1937–2006 |
Spouse | Zsuzsanna Szegő (1953–1963) Katalin Fatime "Fanni" Kovács (2002–2006) |
Partner | Eric Johnson (1966–2002) |
Children | Andrew Faludy |
Faludy died on September 1, 2006 in Budapest at the age of 95.[1] He was openly bisexual.[2]
Works
- 1962: My Happy Days in Hell; reissued 1985, ISBN 0-00-217461-8; 2003, ISBN 963-206-584-0
- 1966: City of Splintered Gods; translated by Flora Papastavrou
- 1970: Erasmus of Rotterdam. ISBN 0-413-26990-6; 1971, ISBN 0-8128-1444-4
- 1978: East and West: Selected Poems of George Faludy; edited by John Robert Colombo; with a profile of the poet by Barbara Amiel. Toronto: Hounslow Press ISBN 0-88882-025-9
- 1983: George Faludy: Learn This Poem of Mine by Heart: sixty poems and one speech. ISBN 0-88882-060-7; edited by John Robert Colombo
- 1985: George Faludy: Selected Poems 1933-80. ISBN 0-8203-0814-5, ISBN 0-8203-0809-9; edited by Robin Skelton
- 1987: Corpses, Brats, and Cricket Music: Hullák, kamaszok, tücsökzene: poems. ISBN 0-919758-29-0
- 1988: Notes From the Rainforest. ISBN 0-88882-104-2
- 2006: Two for Faludy. ISBN 1-55246-718-X edited by John Robert Colombo
György Faludy Media
References
- ↑ Gomori, George (2006-09-08). "Obituary: Gyorgy Faludy". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ Gyorgy Faludy, The Economist, 14 September 2006
Other websites
- György Faludy (1910 -), short biography and two poems from European Cultural Review
- György FALUDI (1910-2006) Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, timeline of life and works at HunLit.hu
- Rory Winston, "At Home with homelessness", October 2, 2006, The New York Resident, 2 October 2006
- Albert Tezla, "Faludy György", Hungarian Authors: A bibliographical Handbook, Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970. SBN 674 42650 9
- George Jonas, "The poet and the ballet dancer", The National Post, 8 March 2004
- "Interview with the poet Gyorgy Faludy: Literature will not survive the 21st century", hvg.hu, 6 June 2006
- Sandor Peto, Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy dies aged 96, Reuters, 2 September 2006
- "Hungarian poet and translator Gyorgy Faludy dies at 95," International Herald Tribune, September 2, 2006.
- City of Toronto names public space in honour of Hungarian-Canadian poet George Faludy, October 3, 2006
- George Faludy Memorial Park Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Jewish.hu: Famous Hungarian Jews: György Faludy
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