Ágota Kristóf (Hungarian: Kristóf Ágota; 30 October 1935 – 27 July 2011)[1] 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).[2] She won the 2001 Gottfried Keller Award in Switzerland and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2008.[3]
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 escaped to Neuchâtel in Switzerland. After five years of loneliness and exile, she quit her work in a factory and left her husband. She started studying French and began to write novels in that language. It is worth noting that Ágota Kristóf said: "Two years in a USSR prison would have probably been better than five years in a factory in Switzerland."[4]
CareerEdit
Ágota Kristóf grave
Kristóf's first steps as a writer were in the realm of poetry and theater (John et Joe, Un rat qui passe), aspects of her writing that did not have as great an impact as her prose. In 1986 Kristóf's first novel, The Notebook, appeared. It was the beginning of a trilogy. The sequel titled The Proof came two years later. The third part was published in 1991 under the title The Third Lie. The most important themes of this trilogy are war and destruction, love and loneliness, promiscuous, desperate, and attention-seeking sexual encounters, desire and loss, truth and fiction.
The Notebook was translated into more than 40 languages.[5] In 1995 she published a new novel, Yesterday. Kristóf also wrote a book called L'analphabète (in English The Illiterate) and published in 2004. This is an autobiographical text. It explores her love of reading as a young child, and we travel with her to boarding school, over the border to Austria and then to Switzerland. Forced to leave her country due to the failure of the anti-communist rebellion, she hopes for a better life in Zürich.
In 2006, two pieces were published together by Editions Zoé, "Où es-tu Mathias?" followed by "Line, le temps". The names Mathias and Line are from her previous novels.
The majority of her works were published by Editions du Seuil in Paris.
Collected Plays (Oberon Books, 2018). ISBN978-1-78682-074-7. Includes nine plays translated by Bart Smet: John and Joe, The Lift Key, A Passing Rat, The Grey Hour or the Last Client, The Monster, The Road, The Epidemic, The Atonement, and Line, of times
The video game Mother 3 (2006) was influenced by The Notebook's major themes. Main characters Lucas and Claus are named after the book's narrators. The game's designer, Shigesato Itoi, a published author in his own right, compared the novel favorably to an RPG.[7] American novelist Stephen Beachy has named Kristóf as an influence on his novel boneyard.[8]
Brucio nel vento (I burn in the Wind, 2002) is a film based on the novel Hier (Yesterday), directed by Silvio Soldini.[9]Le Continent K. (1998) and Agota Kristof, 9 ans plus tard ... (2006) are two short documentaries about Ágota Kristóf directed by Eric Bergkraut.[10]
^"The Notebook". IMDb. from the original on 14 November 2021.
Short bio at pwf.cz
(in French) Biography at culturactif.ch
External linksEdit
Literary estate of Ágota Kristóf in the archive database HelveticArchives of the Swiss National Library
Publications by and about Ágota Kristóf in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library
at www.hlo.hu
Bio and links at europeanliteraryimmigration.com
Review of The Notebook by Slavoj Žižek
October 22, 2023
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Agota Kristof Hungarian Kristof Agota 30 October 1935 27 July 2011 1 was a Hungarian writer who lived in Switzerland and wrote in French Kristof received the European prize Prix Europe a k a Prix Litteraire Europe Grand Prix Litteraire Europeen from ADELF the association of Francophone authors for Le Grand Cahier 1986 later translated into English as The Notebook 2 She won the 2001 Gottfried Keller Award in Switzerland and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2008 3 Agota KristofBorn30 October 1935Csikvand HungaryDied27 July 2011 2011 07 27 aged 75 Neuchatel Switzerland Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Fiction 3 1 1 The Book of Lies Trilogy 3 1 2 Novella 3 1 3 Short Story Collections 3 2 Non Fiction 3 3 Plays 3 4 Poems 3 5 English compilations 4 Awards and honors 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditAgota Kristof was born in Csikvand Hungary on 30 October 1935 Her parents were Kalman Kristof an elementary school teacher and Antonia Turchanyi 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 escaped to Neuchatel in Switzerland After five years of loneliness and exile she quit her work in a factory and left her husband She started studying French and began to write novels in that language It is worth noting that Agota Kristof said Two years in a USSR prison would have probably been better than five years in a factory in Switzerland 4 Career Edit nbsp Agota Kristof graveKristof s first steps as a writer were in the realm of poetry and theater John et Joe Un rat qui passe aspects of her writing that did not have as great an impact as her prose In 1986 Kristof s first novel The Notebook appeared It was the beginning of a trilogy The sequel titled The Proof came two years later The third part was published in 1991 under the title The Third Lie The most important themes of this trilogy are war and destruction love and loneliness promiscuous desperate and attention seeking sexual encounters desire and loss truth and fiction The Notebook was translated into more than 40 languages 5 In 1995 she published a new novel Yesterday Kristof also wrote a book called L analphabete in English The Illiterate and published in 2004 This is an autobiographical text It explores her love of reading as a young child and we travel with her to boarding school over the border to Austria and then to Switzerland Forced to leave her country due to the failure of the anti communist rebellion she hopes for a better life in Zurich In 2006 two pieces were published together by Editions Zoe Ou es tu Mathias followed by Line le temps The names Mathias and Line are from her previous novels The majority of her works were published by Editions du Seuil in Paris She died on 27 July 2011 in her Neuchatel home Her estate is archived in the Swiss Literary Archives in Bern Bibliography EditFiction Edit The Book of Lies Trilogy Edit Le Grand Cahier 1986 The Notebook trans Alan Sheridan Grove Methuen 1988 La Preuve 1988 The Proof trans David Watson Grove Methuen 1991 Le Troisieme Mensonge 1991 The Third Lie trans Marc Romano Grove 1996 Novella Edit Hier 1995 Yesterday trans David Watson Random House of Canada 1997 ISBN 978 0 09 926807 9Short Story Collections Edit The short stories has not been translated into English yet C est egal It Does Not Matter 2005 25 short stories Ou es tu Mathias Where are you Mathias 2006 2 short storiesNon Fiction Edit L Analphabete 2004 The Illiterate trans Nina Bogin CB Editions 2014 ISBN 978 0 9573266 2 0Plays Edit L Heure grise et autres pieces 1998 Le Monstre et autres pieces 2007 Poems Edit Clous Poemes hongrois et francais 2016 Translations by Maria Mailat English compilations Edit The Notebook The Proof The Third Lie Three Novels Grove Press 1997 ISBN 978 0 8021 3506 3 6 Also published as The Book of Lies Minerva 1997 ISBN 978 0 7493 9760 9 The Notebook Trilogy Text Publishing 2016 ISBN 978 1 925240 89 4 Collected Plays Oberon Books 2018 ISBN 978 1 78682 074 7 Includes nine plays translated by Bart Smet John and Joe The Lift Key A Passing Rat The Grey Hour or the Last Client The Monster The Road The Epidemic The Atonement and Line of timesAwards and honors Edit1986 Prix europeen de l ADELF 1988 Ruban de la Francophonie 1992 Prix du Livre Inter 1998 Prix Alberto Moravia 2001 Gottfried Keller Preis 2005 Schiller Prize for her entire body of work 2006 Preis der SWR Bestenliste 2008 Austrian State Prize for European Literature 2009 Prix de l institut neuchatelois 2011 Kossuth PrizeIn popular culture EditThe video game Mother 3 2006 was influenced by The Notebook s major themes Main characters Lucas and Claus are named after the book s narrators The game s designer Shigesato Itoi a published author in his own right compared the novel favorably to an RPG 7 American novelist Stephen Beachy has named Kristof as an influence on his novel boneyard 8 Brucio nel vento I burn in the Wind 2002 is a film based on the novel Hier Yesterday directed by Silvio Soldini 9 Le Continent K 1998 and Agota Kristof 9 ans plus tard 2006 are two short documentaries about Agota Kristof directed by Eric Bergkraut 10 The Notebook was adapted into a film in 2013 by director Janos Szasz 11 In 2014 the novel was adapted for the stage by British contemporary theatre company Forced Entertainment References Edit Meghalt Agota Kristof irono Hungarian retrieved 29 July 2011 Historique du Prix Europe ADELF in French Retrieved 31 July 2023 Tagesschau sf tv Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2008 Jachia Andrea Se ne sono andati Archived from the original on 6 February 2012 We can never express precisely what we mean hlo hu Hungarian Literature Online Park Ed 17 August 2023 Deprivation Exercises The New York Review of Books Retrieved 16 October 2023 STARMEN NET EarthBound Mother 3 Goodness starmen net Interview with Stephen Beachy at http www lambdaliterary org features 12 06 stephen beachy real vs unreal Brucio nel vento 2002 IMDb via www imdb com Works info at europeanliteraryimmigration com The Notebook IMDb Archived from the original on 14 November 2021 Short bio at pwf cz in French Biography at culturactif chExternal links EditLiterary estate of Agota Kristof in the archive database HelveticArchives of the Swiss National Library Publications by and about Agota Kristof in the catalogue Helveticat of the Swiss National Library Interview on 13 October 2006 at www hlo hu Bio and links at europeanliteraryimmigration com Review of The Notebook by Slavoj Zizek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agota Kristof amp oldid 1180373329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
