397 result(s) for literature
New Project By Seedling Trust In Budapest: Story Corner
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Anna Juhász is well-known in the Budapest arts community for her literary evenings at some of the city's most beautiful cafés and salons. In an era when so many people are talking about the demise of the book, Anna works tirelessly to help keep the tradition of literary salons very much alive because she believes, as do we, that the joy of literature is for everybody.
Hungary The Guest Of Honour At The 31st Sofia International Book Fair
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The 31st Sofia International Book Fair has opened, with Hungary as the guest of honour. Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice, opened Bulgaria’s most prestigious review of the publishing and bookselling industry.
Invitation: 'Home – Transnational Literary Festival', A38 Ship Budapest, 29 Nov - 1 Dec
- 30 Nov 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A project realised by the Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart in cooperation with the József Attila Circle (JAK), Budapest. Supported by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, the Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg and the Péter Horváth Stiftung.
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
RIP János Tarnóc, Poet In English & Hungarian, Great Supporter Of Writers
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It is with great sadness that we at Pilvax mourn the passing of our dear friend János Tarnóc. János – known to many as Jon – passed away earlier this year after suffering the complications of a debilitating internal illness. János was a poet in both English and Hungarian, a translator, a lyricist, and great supporter of literature and writers. János had a deep interest in forming connections ...
Invitation: Mahler: Inspiration & Creation Exhibition, Palace Of Arts
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The work of great artists is fed by a cornucopia of diverse sources and influences. The ouevre of Gustav Mahler is no different, imprinted as it is with with inherent influences that have been built into the fabric of his music, lending his work a unique and distinct sound.
Invitation: József Szigeti International Violin & Viola Competition, Budapest, Until 15 September
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition in the course of the Budapest music competitions to organize every fith year an international violin competition named after the world-famous Hungarian violinist József Szigeti. A peculiarity of the event to take place in September 2012 is that both young violinists and viola players are invited to the competition.
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
New Project By Seedling Trust In Budapest: Story Corner
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Anna Juhász is well-known in the Budapest arts community for her literary evenings at some of the city's most beautiful cafés and salons. In an era when so many people are talking about the demise of the book, Anna works tirelessly to help keep the tradition of literary salons very much alive because she believes, as do we, that the joy of literature is for everybody.
Hungary The Guest Of Honour At The 31st Sofia International Book Fair
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The 31st Sofia International Book Fair has opened, with Hungary as the guest of honour. Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Justice, opened Bulgaria’s most prestigious review of the publishing and bookselling industry.
Invitation: 'Home – Transnational Literary Festival', A38 Ship Budapest, 29 Nov - 1 Dec
- 30 Nov 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A project realised by the Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Literaturhaus Stuttgart in cooperation with the József Attila Circle (JAK), Budapest. Supported by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung, the Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg and the Péter Horváth Stiftung.
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
RIP János Tarnóc, Poet In English & Hungarian, Great Supporter Of Writers
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It is with great sadness that we at Pilvax mourn the passing of our dear friend János Tarnóc. János – known to many as Jon – passed away earlier this year after suffering the complications of a debilitating internal illness. János was a poet in both English and Hungarian, a translator, a lyricist, and great supporter of literature and writers. János had a deep interest in forming connections ...
Invitation: Mahler: Inspiration & Creation Exhibition, Palace Of Arts
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The work of great artists is fed by a cornucopia of diverse sources and influences. The ouevre of Gustav Mahler is no different, imprinted as it is with with inherent influences that have been built into the fabric of his music, lending his work a unique and distinct sound.
Invitation: József Szigeti International Violin & Viola Competition, Budapest, Until 15 September
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition in the course of the Budapest music competitions to organize every fith year an international violin competition named after the world-famous Hungarian violinist József Szigeti. A peculiarity of the event to take place in September 2012 is that both young violinists and viola players are invited to the competition.
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...