Magyar irodalom Angliában
Hungarian Literature in England

Summary/Abstract: The author, a Hungarian writer and scholar who settled in England after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, offers a personal and literary survey of the Hungarian émigré intellectual community in Great Britain. Combining memoir with literary history, the essay recounts his encounters with the most significant Hungarian writers, poets, translators, and scholars who made England their home after leaving Hungary. Through portraits of these figures, Gömöri reconstructs the cultural network that preserved and promoted Hungarian literature in exile while fostering dialogue with English literary and academic circles. The essay highlights the contributions of émigré authors to the transmission of Hungarian literary traditions abroad, emphasizing their roles as translators, teachers, and cultural mediators. At the same time, Gömöri reflects on the challenges of exile and linguistic displacement, illustrating how personal relationships and intellectual exchanges shaped the development of Hungarian literary life in England.

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