Language:
German
Year of publication:
2003
Titel der Quelle:
Bios; Zeitschrift für Biographieforschung, Oral History und Lebensverlaufsanalysen
Angaben zur Quelle:
16,1 (2003) 3-26
Keywords:
Kertész, Imre,
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature
;
Hungarian literature History and criticism
Abstract:
Recalls that discussion of the Holocaust was taboo in communist Hungary, not only, as in all the communist countries, because of the Marxist interpretation of history, but also because of Hungary's deep complicity in the crime. Even after liberation from communism, few Hungarians were willing to deal with this memory. Antisemitism was, and still is, widespread. When Kertész's "Sorstalanság" appeared in 1975 it was ignored; but slowly it became known and appreciated by a small circle of intellectuals. The Nobel prize brought Kertész fame among Hungarians, who had for many years been hungry for international recognition for one of their writers. However, it remains to be seen whether the many who bought the book also read it, and whether it changes their perception of Hungarian history.
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