Ágnes Nemes Nagy
Ágnes Nemes Nagy (January 3, 1922[1] – August 23, 1991[2]) was a Hungarian writer, educator and translator.[1]
She was born in Budapest and earned a teaching diploma from the University of Budapest. From 1945 to 1953, she was employed by the education journal Kozneveles;[1] from 1953 to 1957, she taught high school.[3] After 1957, she devoted herself to writing.[1]
Following World War II, Nemes Nagy worked on a literary periodical Újhold (New Moon); the editor was critic Balázs Lengyel, who she later married. The magazine was eventually banned by the government of the time.[3] In 1946, Nemes Nagy published her first volume of poetry Kettős világban (In a dual world). In 1948, she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize. During the 1950s, her own work was suppressed and she worked as a translator, translating the works of Molière, Racine, Corneille, Bertolt Brecht and others.[1]
Selected works[1]
- Szárazvillám (Heat lightning), poetry (1957)
- Az aranyecset (The golden brush), children's book
- Lila fecske (Purple swallow), children's book
- Napforduló (Solstice), poetry (1967)
- 64 hattyú (64 swans), essays (1975)
- Között (Between), poetry (1981)[3]
- A Föld emlékei (Earth's souvenirs), poetry (1986)[3]
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