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Balassa Péter halálára
On the death of Péter Balassa

Author(s): Sándor Radnóti
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Vörösmarty Társaság
Keywords: refreshed Hungarian proza literature; roll of the literary criticism; Péter Balassa;

Summary/Abstract: Péter Balassa (1947-2003) was one of the leading literary critics in that period when the Hungarian proze-writing renewed and became the dominating literary form. No critic has done as much for the new writers (Esterházy, Nádas etc.) as Balassa. Friend and colleague, Sándor Radnóti gives an understanding and thorough overview of this carreer and oeuvre.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: no page n.
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Hungarian
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