The BRB Guide to Budapest—Writers by the Score
The BRB Guide to Budapest—Writers by the Score

Summary/Abstract: Hungarian literature has always been much talked about and regarded with great respect—inside Hungary, that is. During the “hard” dictatorship (roughly 1949-65), the few privileged writers were paid small fortunes, even for translations. Later, during the long-drawn-out years of the “soft” dictatorship, writers and poets received more indirect support. They were given cushy jobs at publishers and their books were printed in much higher print runs than necessary—if they were necessary at all. When the writer reached his or her 50th birthday, a Collected Works was almost certain to be launched. This meant that reprints of all major (and minor) works were guaranteed, regardless of whether the readers demanded them or not.

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