"Since opening its doors in January 1998, the Hungarian Translators’ House has been hosting translators from all over the world who render works of Hungarian literature into their respective languages.In the course of these ten years, works have been translated into English, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Japanese, Mongolian, German, Norwegian, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian and Udmurt in the House. Some of these languages have only one translation to their credit: for example, Hebrew (Ernő Szép: The Smell of Humans), Czech (Pál Závada: Jadviga’s Pillow) or Japanese (István Örkény: Flower Show). Other languages have as many as ten or more.
The Translators’ House, situated 125 kilometers south of Budapest on the northern shore of Lake Balaton in a recently renovated villa, allows residents to work in a Hungarian-language environment, to meet contemporary Hungarian writers, and to read the latest works of Hungarian literature. Just as importantly, the peaceful setting enables translators to accomplish much more quality work in much less time than they would amidst the distractions and sundry commitments of home."
Source: Hungarian Literature Online
04.03.2008