The first part is the whole history of the esterhazy family, ranging. His next novel, revised edition or corrected version javitott kiadas, 2002, which appeared as an appendix to the former work, deals with his realisation that his father was an informer for the secret police during the communist era. While anna, mother of three and wife of a failed avantgarde hungarian writer, composes imaginary letters to the noted hrabal, two angels sitting in a parked. Peter esterhazy 1950 2016, one of the most remarkable and widely known authors of contemporary hungarian literature would have turned 70 last week. Mario vargas llosa winner of 2004 peace prizegermanys most prestigious literary honor peter esterhazy, author of the acclaimed celestial harmonies, offers us not art, a uniquely brilliant novelized exploration of his mothers life. He was one of the best known hungarian 1 2 and central european 3 writers of his era.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In the first part esterhazy tells the story of his aristocratic family through 371 numbered vignettes, some only a. His next novel, revised edition or corrected version javitott kiadas, 2002. File in this june 11, 2016 file photo, kossuth prize laureate hungarian writer peter esterhazy dedicates a book during the 87th festive book week, an annual festival of hungarian books, at.
After the publication of his books on his father celestial harmonies and revised edition, this sentence and the preceding book on his mother. Peter esterhazys celestial harmonies is an ambitious and unusual literary proposal that really consists of two complementary books within a single cover. As for the two lives of the father of revised edition, these two lives should be seen as one, not that i have been entirely successful in doing this either. Some also maintain that the book reflects a situation that did not exist until after peter s death, suggesting that the persecution referred to in 4. I went into it knowing little to nothing about hungarian history and nothing at all of the esterhazy family, which apparently was full of filthy rich landowners until the communists arrived, eager to. The glance of countess hahnhahn down the danube peter. The arrival of a new geoff dyer book is an occasion for which i drop everything. A little hungarian pornography by peter esterhazy 1995. Esterhazy started writing revised edition on 30th january 2000, and. He has been called a leading figure of 20th century hungarian literature, his books being considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature. Esterhazy family had donated the peter and gitta esterhazy. The revelation that count matyas esterhazy, father of peter esterhazy, hungarys most famed writer, was an informer is the latest in a series of spy scandals to shake the country. Peter esterhazy primary author only author division. Hungarian author peter esterhazy, whose widely recognised work in postmodern literature has been translated into 24 languages, is suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to an article in a.
Oct 02, 2015 hungarian author peter esterhazy, whose widely recognized work in postmodern literature has been translated into 24 languages, is suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to an article in a. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter esterhazy books online. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The 12 writers from the communist era you should know. On this occasion, the lutheran website in hungary announced that the esterhazy family had donated the peter and gitta esterhazy library to the evangelical lutheran church in hungary elch. Peter esterhazy s celestial harmonies is a difficult book for me to rate. Literary saloon pointed this out over the weekend, but coming on the heels of the bit we wrote about peter esterhazy s celestial harmonies hungarian literature online has a long piece on the sequel to ce entitled revised edition revised edition was published in 2002, shortly after celestial harmonies, and this latter magnum opus provides the broader context for revised edition. Perhaps if you were to already be a fan of peter esterhazy you would find something fascinating about this selfobsessed rambling reflection on his life and relationships. Communicating his experiences through terse and at times surreal telegrams to his. Thus in 1 peter silass greek may be seen, while in 2 peter it may be peter s rough greek that appears. Its selfreferential, which i usually love, but i would should have read the other novel first in order not to have to read all the footnotes and feel stupid by not having known the references. Garth risk hallberg march 23, 2010 6 books mentioned 2 10 min read.
A novel paperback february 16, 2010 by peter esterhazy author, judith sollosy translator 1. Gelsys garcia lorenzo, four poems translated from the spanish by m. This is how peter esterhazys revised edition begins, a quote from fellow writer miklos meszoly. Esterhazy wrote a book about football called journey to the depths of the sixteenmetre line. Dec 11, 2015 esterhazy added a sequel entitled revised edition javitott kiadas, when he learned that his father was an informer for the secret police during the communist era. Below, she discusses revised edition, subtitled appendix to celestial harmonies, and centered on the amazing discovery esterhazy made after finishing that book. Following through on his promise at the conclusion of his famed work, helping verbs of the heart, esterhazy touches on all aspects of life and philosophy. Esterhazy divides his new book, with its vast sweep of historical fact, anecdote, story and imagined situation, into two parts.
Im giving up on this book after 2 chapters, even though it made me laugh aloud a few times in the first 50 pages. He was one of the best known hungarian and central european writers of his era. She loves me by esterhazy, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book deals with the sons research work as a diary, unfolding his fathers activities and describing the. Hungarian author peter esterhazy has pancreatic cancer magazine. Hell talk about family secrets with wayne koestenbaum. Hes known for the variety of his work hes written about jazz, photography, world war i, an aircraft carrier, venice, and film and for never really letting on when hes taking liberties some of his books are purely fiction and some are purely nonfiction, but many of them live somewhere in the middle.
He has been called a leading figure of 20th century hungarian literature, 4 his books being considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature. Back in august, i mentioned a conversation with judith sollosy, who translated celestial harmonies, and has begun work on another novel by peter esterhazy, no art. Hunlit a magyar konyv alapitvany tobbnyelvu irodalmi adatbazisa. His next novel, revised edition javitott kiadas, 2002, which appeared as an appendix to the former work, was born from the shock of learning that his father was an informer for the secret police of the communist era. Peter esterhazy is currently considered a single author.
Count paul oscar esterhazy was an immigration agent, who, in 1886, settled south of the present town of esterhazy, in saskatchewan, canada with 35 hungarian families from the vicinity of kaposvar. So it came as a shock to esterhazy s readers when in 2002 he published an addendum to the book, revised edition, in which he revealed that his father had been a communistera informant. Mar 23, 2010 the arrival of a new geoff dyer book is an occasion for which i drop everything. These are some of writers who persevered within the totalitarian state or its satellite communist countries, and managed to create art out of hardship. Esterhazy started writing revised edition on 30th january 2000, and completed the manuscript in april 2002. Oct 02, 2015 hungarian author peter esterhazy, whose widely recognised work in postmodern literature has been translated into 24 languages, is suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to an article in a. Mario vargas llosa winner of 2004 peace prizegermanys most prestigious literary honorpeter esterhazy, author of the acclaimed celestial harmonies, offers us not art, a uniquely brilliant novelized exploration of his mothers life. The climax of the earlier novel, in certain ways, is your late fathers arrest or maybe i should say the character matyas esterhazys arrest amid the crackdown of 1956. Not art by peter esterhazy meet your next favorite book. Peter esterhazy, hungarian novelist obituary the telegraph. One of the most interesting and original writers of our time. The 12 writers from the communist era you should know the soviet union was formed in 1922, following the october revolution of 1917 and the subsequent bolshevik coup. The book deals with the research work as a diary, his fathers unfolding activity, and the very process of his facing.
Not art is the book of the reawakened mother, a mother who knows the offside rule, and whose language. I went into it knowing little to nothing about hungarian history and nothing at all of the esterhazy family, which apparently was full of filthy rich landowners until the communists arrived, eager to take the ostentatious esterhazys down a peg. The family and magveto publishing inform with deep sorrow that in the afternoon hours of july 14, 2016. Peter esterhazy 14 april 1950 14 july 2016 was a hungarian writer. Hungarian author peter esterhazy, whose widely recognized work in postmodern literature has been translated into 24 languages, is suffering from pancreatic cancer, according to an article in a. And the raw material of revised edition shocked a nation, especially affecting those who had read the authors previous book, celestial harmonies, a prose tribute to his father matyas as well as a work conceived in the tradition of the novel as total literature, claiming everything as its field of play. Born in budapest, in 1950, peter esterhazy is one of the bestknown contemporary hungarian writers, and his work stands with some of the greats of postwar literature his novel, revised edition, was born from the shock he received when he discovered that his father was an informer for the hungarian secret police during the communist. Following through on his promise at the conclusion of his famed work, helping verbs. Peter esterhazy 1950 hunlit a magyar konyv alapitvany. A descendant of a comital branch of the aristocratic esterhazy famil. Esterhazys hero is a professional traveller, commissioned like marco polo by kubla khan to undertake a voyage of discovery and to prepare a travelogue about the danube. Novelist peter esterhazy, widely regarded as a leading figure of 20th century hungarian literature, has died aged 66 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, his publisher said thursday.
In the glance of countess hahnhahn down the danube, peter esterhazy blends magic realism and travel narrative to dazzling effect. Jay rubin, philip gabriel, 2011 994 pages, hardcover, 6. Youve mentioned revised edition a kind of third part of celestial harmonies that appeared 2004. An interview with peter esterhazy words without borders. Peter esterhazys celestial harmonies is a difficult book for me to rate. Esterhazy s hero is a professional traveller, commissioned like marco polo by kubla khan to undertake a voyage of discovery and to prepare a travelogue about the danube. They are not actual photos of the physical item for sale and should not be relied upon as a basis for edition or condition. Not art by peter esterhazy, 9780061792960, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Peter derczy, elet es irodalom this new novel is no less constructed of fragments than. Peter esterhazy s celestial harmonies is an ambitious and unusual literary proposal that really consists of two complementary books within a single cover. The loser achieved great impact with their dense, poetically structured style and analytical. The only time i have ever traveled overseas with just one single, lonely book in my luggage was in 2011, when i went to nicaragua with a galley of parallel stories in tow. First, the frame is provided by a diary that he kept between 30th january and th june 2000, which is supplemented and intercalated with various parenthesized remarks that were added as he. The city builder, and the unofficially published a cinkos 1982. Jul 31, 2016 so it came as a shock to esterhazys readers when in 2002 he published an addendum to the book, revised edition, in which he revealed that his father had been a communistera informant. Zuzanna ginczanka, from about centaurs translated from the polish by alex braslavsky. Ferdinand walsin esterhazy 18471923, a minor member of the family, was notorious for his role in the dreyfus affair. Book one, rich in quotes from writers ranging from bellow to beckett, is a long, quick riff, in short paragraphs, on fatherhood all the way back my father is metaphorical.
This is how peter esterhazy s revised edition begins, a quote from fellow writer miklos meszoly. Winner of the 2004 peace prizegermanys most prestigious literary honorpeter esterhazy, author of the acclaimed celestial harmonies, offers us not art, a uniquely brilliant novelized exploration of his mothers life. We also speak about esterhazys most recent novel, revised edition, which was written as a sort of postscript to celestial harmonies after the author discovered. In the first part esterhazy tells the story of his aristocratic family through 371 numbered vignettes, some only a few lines long, others spanning several pages. When i first encountered the work of peter esterhazy, at the 2008 pen world voices festival. His next novel, revised edition javitott kiadas, 2002, which appeared as an appendix to the former work, was born from the shock when he learnt that his father was an informer for the secret police of the communist era. Jul 15, 2016 budapest, july 14 mti peter esterhazy, one of hungarys most widelyknown contemporary writers, died on thursday at the age of 66, the authors family and publisher told mti. Peter esterhazy, the writer, who has died aged 66, was a scion of one. His novel, revised edition, was born from the shock he received when he discovered that his father was an informer for the hungarian secret police during the communist era. Hungarian author peter esterhazy has pancreatic cancer. Geoffrey bles, london, 1935, first english edition. Jul 14, 2016 novelist peter esterhazy, widely regarded as a leading figure of 20th century hungarian literature, has died aged 66 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, his publisher said thursday.