The networks of consecration: the journey of Magda Szabó and László Krasznahorkai’s international reputation

Varga, Z. (2020) The networks of consecration: the journey of Magda Szabó and László Krasznahorkai’s international reputation. Porównania, 27(2), pp. 219-233. (doi: 10.14746/por.2020.2.11)

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the international reputation of the work of two Hungarian novelists the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: the reception of the novels of Magda Szabó and László Kraszahorkai in German, French and English literary cultures. Though different in novelistic approach, genre and aesthetics, they belong to a small group of Hungarian writers whose work found resonance with the international readership. The chapter argues that their international circulation, reception and popularity are much entwined with very tangible processes of mediation through networks of translators and other cultural agents active in the international economy of letters.

Item Type:Articles
Keywords:Hungarian literature, contemporary literature, reception theory, literary circulation
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Varga, Dr Zsuzsanna
Authors: Varga, Z.
Subjects:P Language and Literature > PH Finno-Ugrian, Basque languages and literatures
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies
Journal Name:Porównania
Publisher:University of A. Mickiewicza in Poznań
ISSN:1733-165X
ISSN (Online):1733-165X
Copyright Holders:Copyright © The Author 2020
First Published:First published in Porównania 27(2):219-233
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons license

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