Only the one who saw where we started from knows how far we went - Mór Jókai
Hungarian writers rush to Jókai's villa. This year, the Hungarian Writers' Association celebrates the Day of Hungarian Fiction Writers at the Anna Grand Hotel in Balatonfüred.
Eszter Vitályos, deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, will give a speech at the event, then István Bóka, mayor of Balatonfüred, and Kinga Erős, president of the Hungarian Writers' Association, will greet the representatives of Hungarian literary life. The writing world is paying attention to Balatonfüred
The anthology publication Az söv short stories 2024 will also be presented at the event. Finally, the concert of the Kaláka Ensemble closes the celebration.
It has been customary for years that the Day of Hungarian Fine Prose is the opening of the spring book season.
The event creates an opportunity for the results of Hungarian prose literature and the work of contemporary prose writers to become better known.
The Day of Hungarian Fine Prose also creates an opportunity to raise the appreciation of contemporary prose works.
Hungarian prose day
Hungarian Poetry Day (April 11) has been celebrated in Hungary since 1964, and Hungarian Drama Day (September 21) since 1984. We will be celebrating Hungarian Prose Day from 2018.
At the suggestion of the Hungarian writer Sándor Gál, and according to the decision of the Selection Board of the Hungarian Writers' Association, the Hungarian Prose Day will be held on the birthday of Mór Jókai.
Mór Jókai is the pioneer
Mór Jókai's birthday is suitable for celebrating prose, because his work as a writer is still one of the greatest and unavoidable achievements of Hungarian literature, and as a novelist he has retained his importance in national literature to this day, making a serious contribution to our historical self-knowledge and the preservation of our identity
– can be read in the press release of the Board and Elections of the Hungarian Writers' Association , in which they also emphasize that Jókai was an innovator of Hungarian prose writing.
Who, in addition to his official work as a writer and editor, also played a significant role in public life, where he advocated the issues of the Hungarian intelligentsia, fiction and public education.
Jókai's works were known not only in Hungary, but also in other European countries, as many of his volumes were translated. His books are still in demand today. Hungarian Fine Prose Day is also a good opportunity to rediscover Jókai's immortal classics.
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