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László Krasznahorkai (author)

Lászlo Krasznahorkai, described by James Wood in the New Yorker as an "obsessive visionary," was born in Gyula, Hungary.

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George Szirtes is a Hungarian-born British poet and translator who has translated works by Sándor Csoóri, Dezsö Kosztolányi, and László Krasznahorkai.

Ottilie Mulzet is a literary critic and translator of Hungarian.

John Batki is a kilimologist*, writer, translator, and visual artist. He was born in Hungary and has lived in the United States since age 14.


*According to Batki's webiste: Kilimologist, a noun denoting the study of Old World weavings, was coined and first published in 1983 by John Batki in an article in Oriental Rug Review, Volume II, No. 12. The word also describes original art work by John Batki referencing the qualities of visuality seen in traditional old weavings.

This biography was last updated on 11/28/2017.

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