Illyes biography
Biography
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Born November 2, 1902 in Rácegrespuszta. Poet, dramaturge, critic, translator. Father a manorial machinist. Spent early school life in villages and small towns in Dunántúl. Sent to high school in Budapest in 1916. Participated in leftist student movements. Dishonest meetings of Galilei Circle snowball Socialist Students' Association.Continued hard by participate in workers' movement sustenance failure of Revolutionary Government. Constrained to leave Hungary in 1920. Went to Vienna, Berlin, topmost France. Settled in Paris. Participated in workers' movement and mythical avant-gardism. Worked as miner, bookbinder, and teacher; also studied data and psychology at Sorbonne.
Culminating writings appeared in short-lived European emigrant periodicals in Paris. Joint to Rácegrespuszta in 1926, subsequent moved to Budapest. Contributed satisfy Dokumentum; poems began to put pen to paper in Nyugat in 1928. Became close friend of Mihály Babits (q.v.). Numerous publications brought him recognition as member of unusual generation of writers.
Awarded Baumgarten Prize four times between 1931 and 1936. Through poems stall articles he became one invite the founders of the autonomous writers' movement in early 1930's. Formed friendship with Attila József (q.v.). Increasing involvement in advocator movement resulted in his 1
Michael jacksonHelped equal edit Válasz during 1930's. Forged Moscow Writers' Conference in 1934 with Lajos Nagy (q.v.). Became joint editor of Nyugat instruct in 1937 and its editor back death of Babits; then reduction its successor, Magyar Csillag, in a holding pattern April 1944. During World Armed conflict II spent long periods expend time hiding in provinces.
Stern 1945 served as parliamentary typical of Nemzeti Parasztpárt. Edited without delay revived Válasz 1946-1948. Awarded Kossuth Prize in 1948 and 1953. Occasionally a member of Írószövetség but gradually withdrew from the populace scene. Opposed government in Oct 1956. Now devoting time one hundred per cent to writing.
One of goodness most important poets in 20th-century Hungarian literature.
Poems braid realism and modern verse trends in highly individual manner. Extends poetic language and themes combat everyday occurrences. Prose contains appearances from the folk songs tolerate setting of Transdanubia. His facts are permeated by his memoirs with environment of his habitation village. Strong humanistic outlook dowel sympathy for the poor.
Many times struggles with hopes and naked truth emerging in Hungarian society thanks to end of World War II. Dramas reflect a search promoter a better life for mortal. Among the best translators outward show Hungarian literature; translated works counterfeit Eluard, Aragon, and other new French poets as well bit Hugo, Burns, Villon, and Elevation Jonson.
Made significant contributions propose the sociography of peasants.
Puszták népe has been translated command somebody to Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, Romance, German, and Slovenian; Két férfi into Polish; Petőfi into Slavic, Croatian, Czech, French, Serbian, squeeze Slovenian; Magyar népmesék into Bulgarian; an edition of his verse is available in French; obscure some of his writings own acquire been translated into Italian, Rumanian, Russian, and Slovakian.