594 result(s) for budapest writer
‘BUK-A-PEST’: Write Like Charles Bukowski Contest, 27 April
- 22 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
“Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live” – Charles Bukowski. There is nobody like poet Charles Bukowski. Unless there is. The fifth annual Write Like Bukowski contest is scheduled to take place next Wednesday at 7:30pm in the divey confines of Klub Vittula. This will be a live event, where writers are invited to read pre-written work in a showcase format. The ...
Slovakia, Norwegian Author Featured At Budapest Int’l Book Festival
- 21 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Slovakia and Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder will be the guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between April 21 and 24, an organiser said. Slovakia will present the Hungarian edition of volumes by 30 Slovak authors released by 18 publishers, the director of the Slovak Literary Information Centre told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: The Coziest Craft Beer Bar In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2016 1:45 AM
- food & drink
Tucked away down a side street off the tourist-popular Ráday Street, Green Sheep Bar is a cozy little basement bar and a great place to stop for a few after dinner. Founded by a local entrepreneur with a long history at other breweries, it only opened in late 2015 and is still finding its feet in the Budapest craft beer scene.
International Book Festival Budapest, On Until 24 April
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
On April 21, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books the 23rd International Book Festival Budapest will ceremonially open its gates. The Hungarian Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, organizer of the festival, was one of the first organizations adopting World Book and Copyright Day honouring creative work and the importance of reading – the ...
Video: Hungary Mourns The Loss Of One Its Most Prominent Writers
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- video
Hungary is in mourning after the loss of one of its most prominent writers. Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz died at his home in Budapest after a long illness. Imre Kertész has died.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
CEU Business School Event: The Rise Of Intelligent Robots, 6 April
- 30 Mar 2016 9:02 AM
- specials
Joint roundtable of CEU Business School and the John von Neumann Computer Society on April 6 at 6 PM in CEU Business School.
Gaarder Coming To Book Festival
- 21 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Slovakia will be the featured guest country at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival, to be held at the Millenáris Park on April 21-24. The honoured guest writer will be Jostein Gaarder of Norway.
PM Orbán 15 March Address: Migration ‘Invasive’
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said in his March 15 address that mass migration is presented as a humanitarian issue, but its real nature is “invasive”. Viktor Orbán said discussions on migrant relocation would begin with talks on resettling “a couple of hundred or a thousand” people but this was sure to lead to the resettlement of tens or hundreds of thousands of migrants.
‘BUK-A-PEST’: Write Like Charles Bukowski Contest, 27 April
- 22 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
“Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live” – Charles Bukowski. There is nobody like poet Charles Bukowski. Unless there is. The fifth annual Write Like Bukowski contest is scheduled to take place next Wednesday at 7:30pm in the divey confines of Klub Vittula. This will be a live event, where writers are invited to read pre-written work in a showcase format. The ...
Slovakia, Norwegian Author Featured At Budapest Int’l Book Festival
- 21 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Slovakia and Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder will be the guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between April 21 and 24, an organiser said. Slovakia will present the Hungarian edition of volumes by 30 Slovak authors released by 18 publishers, the director of the Slovak Literary Information Centre told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: The Coziest Craft Beer Bar In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2016 1:45 AM
- food & drink
Tucked away down a side street off the tourist-popular Ráday Street, Green Sheep Bar is a cozy little basement bar and a great place to stop for a few after dinner. Founded by a local entrepreneur with a long history at other breweries, it only opened in late 2015 and is still finding its feet in the Budapest craft beer scene.
International Book Festival Budapest, On Until 24 April
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
On April 21, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books the 23rd International Book Festival Budapest will ceremonially open its gates. The Hungarian Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, organizer of the festival, was one of the first organizations adopting World Book and Copyright Day honouring creative work and the importance of reading – the ...
Video: Hungary Mourns The Loss Of One Its Most Prominent Writers
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- video
Hungary is in mourning after the loss of one of its most prominent writers. Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz died at his home in Budapest after a long illness. Imre Kertész has died.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
CEU Business School Event: The Rise Of Intelligent Robots, 6 April
- 30 Mar 2016 9:02 AM
- specials
Joint roundtable of CEU Business School and the John von Neumann Computer Society on April 6 at 6 PM in CEU Business School.
Gaarder Coming To Book Festival
- 21 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Slovakia will be the featured guest country at this year’s Budapest International Book Festival, to be held at the Millenáris Park on April 21-24. The honoured guest writer will be Jostein Gaarder of Norway.
PM Orbán 15 March Address: Migration ‘Invasive’
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said in his March 15 address that mass migration is presented as a humanitarian issue, but its real nature is “invasive”. Viktor Orbán said discussions on migrant relocation would begin with talks on resettling “a couple of hundred or a thousand” people but this was sure to lead to the resettlement of tens or hundreds of thousands of migrants.