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Ágota Kristóf
Ágota Kristóf (; 30 October 1935 – 27 July 2011) was a Hungarian writer who lived in Switzerland and wrote in French. Kristóf received the "European prize" (Prix Europe, a.k.a. Prix Littéraire Europe, Grand Prix Littéraire Européen) from ADELF, the association of Francophone authors, for ''Le Grand Cahier'' (1986; later translated into English as ''The Notebook''). It was followed by two sequels which are collectively The Notebook Trilogy. She won the 2001 Gottfried Keller Award in Switzerland and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2008. Early life Ágota Kristóf was born in Csikvánd, Hungary on 30 October 1935. Her parents were Kálmán Kristóf, an elementary school teacher and Antónia Turchányi, a professor of arts. At the age of 21 she had to leave her country when the Hungarian anti-communist revolution was suppressed by the Soviet military. She, her husband (who used to be her history teacher at school) and their 4-month-old daughter esca ...
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Csikvánd
Csikvánd is a municipality in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... External links Street map Populated places in Győr-Moson-Sopron County {{Gyor-geo-stub ...
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Kossuth Prize
The Kossuth Prize (, ) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1936, by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and group achievements in the fields of science, culture and the arts, as well as (during the Hungarian People's Republic) in the building of socialism in general. Since 1963, the domain has been restricted to culture and the arts. Today, it is regarded as the most prestigious cultural award in Hungary, and is awarded by the President of Hungary, President. Recipients Note: This is not a complete listing. *Aladár Rácz (1948) *Zoltán Kodály (1948) *István Csók (1948 and 1952) *Ferenc Erdei (1948 and 1962) *Milán Füst (1948) *Gizi Bajor (1948) *Pál Turán (1948 and 1952) *Géza Zemplén (1948) *Béla Balázs (1949) *Jenő Egerváry (1949) *Annie Fischer (1949, 1955, 1965) *József Marek (1949) *Ferenc Mérei (1949) *Ági Mészáros (194 ...
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Swiss Women Novelists
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Hungarian Women Novelists
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Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library (, , , ) is the national library of Switzerland. Part of the Federal Office of Culture, it is charged with collecting, cataloging and conserving information in all fields, disciplines, and media connected with Switzerland, as well as ensuring the widest possible accessibility and dissemination of such data. The Swiss National Library is intended to be open to all and, by the breadth and scope of its collection, aims to reflect the plurality and diversity of Swiss culture. It is a Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, heritage site of national significance. History On June 28, 1894 the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Swiss parliament created the library with the responsibility of collecting "Helvetica": all publications relating to the Swiss and Switzerland. In 1899, the library opened to the public in the Swiss Federal Archives, Federal Archives building. In 1931, the library moved to a newly-constructed building on ...
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Forced Entertainment
Forced Entertainment is an experimental theatre Experimental theatre (also known as avant-garde theatre), inspired largely by Richard Wagner, Wagner's concept of Gesamtkunstwerk, began in Western theatre in the late 19th century with Alfred Jarry and his Ubu Roi, Ubu plays as a rejection of bot ... company based in Sheffield, England, founded by Tim Etchells in 1984. Details and history Forced Entertainment originally focused on making and touring theatre performances before expanding to long durational performance, live art, video and digital media. Their work has been presented throughout the UK and Europe as well as Australia, Japan, Canada and the US. They develop projects using a collaborative process – devising work as a group through improvisation, experimentation and debate. Their core members are Tim Etchells (artistic director), Richard Lowdon (designer and performer) and performers Robin Arthur, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O'Connor, who have all been wi ...
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János Szász
János Szász (born 14 March 1958) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and theater director. He has directed eleven films since 1983. His film '' Witman fiúk'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2007 film '' Opium: Diary of a Madwoman'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Szász was the Director of the American Repertory Theater Institute and a faculty member from March 2001. He has directed numerous theatrical productions including six stagings with the American Repertory Theater. Filmography * '' Tavaszi zápor'' (1983) * ''Escorial'' (1984) * '' A léderer-ügy'' (1985) * '' Utóirat'' (1987) * '' Szédülés'' (1990) * ''Woyzeck'' (1994) * '' Witman fiúk'' (1997) * '' Temetés'' (1998) * ''A Holocaust szemei'' (2000) * '' Ópium: Egy elmebeteg nö naplója'' (2007) * ''The Notebook ''The Notebook'' is a 2004 American romant ...
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The Notebook (2013 Hungarian Film)
''The Notebook'' () is a 2013 drama film co-written and directed by János Szász. It is based on the first novel, of the same name, of the 1986 prize winning The Notebook Trilogy by Ágota Kristóf. Plot Two twins are sent to a remote village where their grandmother lives so they can stay safe during the war. However they find out the village may not be as safe as they think when they are beaten by the village's residents. Cast * András Gyémánt as One * László Gyémánt as Other * Gyöngyvér Bognár as Mother * Piroska Molnár as Grandmother * András Réthelyi as Orderly *Ulrich Thomsen as Officer *Orsolya Tóth as Harelip *János Derzsi as Sutor * Péter Andorai as Deacon * Miklós Székely B. as Old homeless * Krisztián Kovács as Deserter soldier * Ákos Köszegi as Hungarian officer * Ulrich Matthes as Father Nominations and awards The film was first released at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2013, where it won the Crystal Globe, as w ...
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Silvio Soldini
Silvio Soldini (born 1958, in Milan) is an Italian film director. Soldini has received 17 awards in his career and 32 nominations as of November 2015. His 2007 film '' Days and Clouds'' was selected for the main competition on the 30th Moscow International Film Festival The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film '' As Simple as That'' directed by Reza Mirkarimi. Jury * Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury) * Michael .... Filmography * '' Drimage'' (1982) * '' Paesaggio con figure'' (1983) * '' Giulia in ottobre'' (1985) * '' Voci celate'' (1986) * '' La fabbrica sospesa'' (1987) * '' Antonio e Cleo'', episode of '' Provvisorio quasi d'amore'' (1988) * '' The Peaceful Air of the West'' (1990) * '' Musiche bruciano'' (1991) * '' Femmine, folle e polvere d'archivio'' (1992) * '' A Soul Split in Two'' (1993) * '' Miracoli, storie per corti'' (1994) * '' Frammenti di una storia tra ...
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Burning In The Wind
Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke. Combustion does not always result in fire, because a flame is only visible when substances undergoing combustion vaporize, but when it does, a flame is a characteristic indicator of the reaction. While activation energy must be supplied to initiate combustion (e.g., using a lit match to light a fire), the heat from a flame may provide enough energy to make the reaction self-sustaining. The study of combustion is known as combustion science. Combustion is often a complicated sequence of elementary radical reactions. Solid fuels, such as wood and coal, first undergo endothermic pyrolysis to produce gaseous fuels whose combustion then supplies the heat required to produce more of them. Combustion is often hot enough that incandescent light in the form ...
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