73 result(s) for translator
See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Summer Soirée, Hilton Budapest, 14 July
- 21 Jul 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
The Xpat Wine Club held its latest event last Thursday evening in the historic inner courtyard at Hilton Budapest. A great mix of expatriates and Hungarians enjoyed networking and socializing, whilst sipping a special selection of local fine wines. Tasty finger food was served thanks to the hotel in the ...
Writer Esterházy Dies At 66
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Internationally renowned novelist Péter Esterházy died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday afternoon at the age of 66, publisher Magvetõ and his family announced yesterday.
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 ...
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.
Literary Titbits: Peter Crawley, Brody Studios Budapest, 24 February
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Another Peter Crawley hit! This sequel to Mazzeri holds your attention from the first page to the last... very gripping story full of twists and turns along the way." Amazon
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Uniquely Hungary: Árpád Göncz, A Man With Three Hums, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:45 AM
- community & culture
I read somewhere that everyone should have three Hums: Humanity, Humour and Humility. And President Göncz had all three in spades, although his most endearing quality was his humility.
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Summer Soirée, Hilton Budapest, 14 July
- 21 Jul 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
The Xpat Wine Club held its latest event last Thursday evening in the historic inner courtyard at Hilton Budapest. A great mix of expatriates and Hungarians enjoyed networking and socializing, whilst sipping a special selection of local fine wines. Tasty finger food was served thanks to the hotel in the ...
Writer Esterházy Dies At 66
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Internationally renowned novelist Péter Esterházy died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday afternoon at the age of 66, publisher Magvetõ and his family announced yesterday.
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 ...
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.
Literary Titbits: Peter Crawley, Brody Studios Budapest, 24 February
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Another Peter Crawley hit! This sequel to Mazzeri holds your attention from the first page to the last... very gripping story full of twists and turns along the way." Amazon
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Uniquely Hungary: Árpád Göncz, A Man With Three Hums, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:45 AM
- community & culture
I read somewhere that everyone should have three Hums: Humanity, Humour and Humility. And President Göncz had all three in spades, although his most endearing quality was his humility.
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.