Lajos Grendel
Lajos Grendel (6 April 1948 – 18 December 2018) was a Slovak writer of Hungarian ethnicity. He published chiefly in his native Hungarian language and was among the most prominent representatives of Hungarian literature in Slovakia. In his writing, Grendel heavily utilized humor, irony and absurdity, taking inspiration from magic realism.
Lajos Grendel
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- Name
- Lajos Grendel
- Born
- 6 April 1948
- Birthplace
- Levice, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 18 December 2018
- Education
- Comenius University
- Spouse
- Ágota Grendel
- Nationality
- Slovakia
- Occupation
- writer · literary critic · editing staff · university teacher
- Fields
- Hungarian literature · literary criticism · editing
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Márai Sándor Prize · Alföld Prize · Cross of Pribina class I · Crystal Wing
- Languages
- Hungarian · English · Slovak
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Lajos Grendel (6 April 1948 – 18 December 2018) was a Slovak writer of Hungarian ethnicity. He published chiefly in his native Hungarian language and was among the most prominent representatives of Hungarian literature in Slovakia. In his writing, Grendel heavily utilized humor, irony and absurdity, taking inspiration from magic realism.
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Several of his stories take place in the factious village of New Hont, where the mundane daily struggles of the locals are juxtaposed with major historical events. Grendel studied Hungarian and English at the Comenius University. Following his graduation, he was employed in the Madach Hungarian-language publishing house. Following the Velvet Revolution, he became politically active, serving as an MP of the final term of the Third Slovak National Council (1990–1992). In 1994, he became the editor of the Kalligram publishing house. He also taught at the Comenius University. The 541982 Grendel minor planet discovered in 2012 is named after Lajos Grendel. He was married to the journalist Ágota Grendel (née Sebők). They had two children – Zsuzsa and Gábor.
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• Name — Lajos Grendel • Born — 6 April 1948 • Birthplace — Levice, Czechoslovakia • Died — 18 December 2018 • Genre — Novel • Education — Comenius University • Spouse — Ágota Grendel • Children — Zsuzsa Grendel Gábor Grendel
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- 1.Zomrel významný spisovateľ Lajos Grendel, otec poslanca NR SR. Pravda.sk. 2018-12-18.
- 2.Majchrák, Jozef. Lajos Grendel. postoj.sk.
- 3.Barányiová, Magdaléna. Lajos Grendel v kontexte maďarskej literatúry v Československu. Proudy. Masaryk University.
- 4.Balogh, Alexander. Zomrel Lajos Grendel, literárny majster irónie aj absurdít, dôverný znalec New Hontu či Absurdistanu. Denník N. 2018-12-19.
- 5.Lajos Grendel. Slovenské literárne centrum. 2019-03-11.
- 6.Po ťažkej chorobe zomrel Lajos Grendel, písal maďarskú literatúru. TA3. 18 December 2018.
- 7.WGSBN Bulletin.
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