Debreczeni was a pen name for József Bruner. He was born in Budapest in 1905, moving to Belgrade after World War II.[2] He had been a journalist and newspaper editor, and was dismissed from his post during the War because he was Jewish.[1] In 1944, he was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp.[1] Debreczeni endured forced labour and several concentration camps, finally at Dörnhau in Poland, one of the Project Riese subcamps of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[3] After settling in Belgrade in 1945, he published in newspapers and magazines, as well as translating literature from several countries.[2] Several of Debreczeni's plays were staged, and he authored poetry and books.[2] He died in Belgrade in 1978.[2]
Debreczeni won the Híd Prize, a Hungarian literary award, for his Holocaust memoir in 1975.[1][2] Originally published in 1950,[3] it was translated into English by Paul Olchváry and published in 2023 as Cold Crematorium: Reporting From the Land of Auschwitz.[4]
Cold Crematorium, which received highly favorable reviews upon its 2023 republication, was reprinted twice in Serbia after its initial publication there, but was not published in Hungary until 2024 despite strong interest in the Holocaust, which was taboo during the years of Communist rule.[3] Alexander Bruner, son of Debreczeni's brother Mirko Bruner, writes in an Afterword to the book that Mirko "made numerous attempts to interested American publishers in translating and publishing the book in English" while he was stationed in Washington as a Yugoslavian diplomat in the 1950s, but that he was "rebuffed at every turn."[4] A New York Times review reported that "the book remained obscure for decades, squeezed by Cold War politics — too Soviet-philic for the West, too Jew-centric for the East.[5]
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^ abcd"József Debreczeni". Macmillan Publisher. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ abcSuleiman, Susan Rubin (29 February 2024). "Review: A seasoned reporter's eye makes this Holocaust memoir unforgettable". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ abDebreczeni, József (2023). Cold crematorium: reporting from the land of Auschwitz. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN978-1250290533.
^Kaiser, Menachem (2024-01-23). "How to Talk About Auschwitz". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
józsef, debreczeni, october, 1905, april, 1978, writer, translator, survivor, memoirist, hungarian, holocaust, with, book, cold, crematorium, reporting, from, land, auschwitz, first, published, 1950, bornjózsef, bruner, 1905, october, 1905budapest, hungarydied. Jozsef Debreczeni 13 October 1905 26 April 1978 was a writer and translator and a survivor and memoirist of the Hungarian Holocaust with his book Cold Crematorium Reporting From the Land of Auschwitz first published in 1950 1 Jozsef DebreczeniBornJozsef Bruner 1905 10 13 October 13 1905Budapest HungaryDiedApril 26 1978 1978 04 26 aged 72 Belgrade YugoslaviaPen nameJozsef DebreczeniOccupationAuthorpoetplaywrightjournalisttranslatorNotable worksCold Crematorium Reporting From the Land of AuschwitzDebreczeni was a pen name for Jozsef Bruner He was born in Budapest in 1905 moving to Belgrade after World War II 2 He had been a journalist and newspaper editor and was dismissed from his post during the War because he was Jewish 1 In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp 1 Debreczeni endured forced labour and several concentration camps finally at Dornhau in Poland one of the Project Riese subcamps of the Gross Rosen concentration camp 3 After settling in Belgrade in 1945 he published in newspapers and magazines as well as translating literature from several countries 2 Several of Debreczeni s plays were staged and he authored poetry and books 2 He died in Belgrade in 1978 2 Debreczeni won the Hid Prize a Hungarian literary award for his Holocaust memoir in 1975 1 2 Originally published in 1950 3 it was translated into English by Paul Olchvary and published in 2023 as Cold Crematorium Reporting From the Land of Auschwitz 4 Cold Crematorium which received highly favorable reviews upon its 2023 republication was reprinted twice in Serbia after its initial publication there but was not published in Hungary until 2024 despite strong interest in the Holocaust which was taboo during the years of Communist rule 3 Alexander Bruner son of Debreczeni s brother Mirko Bruner writes in an Afterword to the book that Mirko made numerous attempts to interested American publishers in translating and publishing the book in English while he was stationed in Washington as a Yugoslavian diplomat in the 1950s but that he was rebuffed at every turn 4 A New York Times review reported that the book remained obscure for decades squeezed by Cold War politics too Soviet philic for the West too Jew centric for the East 5 References edit a b c d Jozsef Debreczeni Macmillan Publisher Retrieved 1 March 2024 a b c d e Jozsef Debreczeni Bruner mek oszk hu Hungarian Biographical Lexicon Retrieved 1 March 2024 a b c Suleiman Susan Rubin 29 February 2024 Review A seasoned reporter s eye makes this Holocaust memoir unforgettable Washington Post Retrieved 1 March 2024 a b Debreczeni Jozsef 2023 Cold crematorium reporting from the land of Auschwitz New York St Martin s Press ISBN 978 1250290533 Kaiser Menachem 2024 01 23 How to Talk About Auschwitz The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2024 03 13 nbsp Biography portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jozsef Debreczeni amp oldid 1218435854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
