László Passuth (Budapest, Hungary July 15, 1900- Balatonfüred, Hungary June 19, 1979) was a prolific Hungarian author of historical novels and translator. He is the father of art historian, Krisztina Passuth.
He graduated with a law degree from the University of Szeged. From 1919 to 1950 he worked mainly as a bank clerk and then, until his retirement, in a government office for translation. His first attempts as a writer appeared in the 1920s in several magazines. Passuth served as the main secretary of the Hungarian PEN Club from 1945–60, although he was expelled in 1948 from the Hungarian Writers’ Union after the Stalinist take-over.
His first novel, Eurasia, published in 1937, was followed by a number of historical novels; they showed sophisticated style and attention to precise historical details. In 1939, he published Tlaloc Weeps for Mexico, a novel about Hernán Cortés and the conquest of the Aztec Empire; it was his first work to attract international attention; it was translated into French, German, Spanish, and English. Among his some 40 novels are also Joan of Naples (1940), based on the life of the medieval queen, Joan I, and Madrigal (1968), a novel around the life of composer Carlo Gesualdo.
Partial bibliography
Eurasia (1937); Studies, Budapest (1937); The Rain God Weeps over Mexico (1939) (Eng. Title, Tlaloc Weeps for Mexico); Joan of Naples (1940); The Lombard Château (1940-1944); The Porphyrogenitus (Born in Purple) (1943); The Revolving Door (1944); Cloud and Oasis (1946); Black Velvet (1946); Aliens (1949); In the Eagle’s Talons (1956); Four Winds in Transylvania (1957); The Musician of the Duke of Mantua (1957) about Monteverdi; Lagoons (1958); The World of Tombs Will Talk (1959); Paradise in the Ocean (1959); The Dragon’s Teeth (1960); The Third Majordomo (1962) (about Velazquez); Rome was buried in Ravenna (1963) about Theodoric the Ostrogoth; The Gods of Gold are Cold (1964) about Raphaël; Trench (1966); Madrigal (1968) about Gesualdo; Copper (1969); Eternal Spain (1969); Field cut seven times (1970); Naples (1972) (educational book); My encounter with the Rain God (1972); Gyilokjáró (1973); King in the Broken Mirror (1974); Memorial and So Forth (1975); Tower of Shadows (articles, essays and travel notes) (1977); Cave Pictures (autobiog.) (1978); Medusa (1979); Mirror of Water (1980); Ten Years under the same roof (1981), Anselme (1983).
Sources
(hu) (es) This article is essentially taken from the Hungarian and Spanish Wikipedia articles on László Passuth.
External sources
Biographical notes in Spanish
Obituary, in Spanish. Diario ABC, 21 June 1979, page. 31
January 13, 2023
lászló, passuth, budapest, hungary, july, 1900, balatonfüred, hungary, june, 1979, prolific, hungarian, author, historical, novels, translator, father, historian, krisztina, passuth, graduated, with, degree, from, university, szeged, from, 1919, 1950, worked, . Laszlo Passuth Budapest Hungary July 15 1900 Balatonfured Hungary June 19 1979 was a prolific Hungarian author of historical novels and translator He is the father of art historian Krisztina Passuth He graduated with a law degree from the University of Szeged From 1919 to 1950 he worked mainly as a bank clerk and then until his retirement in a government office for translation His first attempts as a writer appeared in the 1920s in several magazines Passuth served as the main secretary of the Hungarian PEN Club from 1945 60 although he was expelled in 1948 from the Hungarian Writers Union after the Stalinist take over His first novel Eurasia published in 1937 was followed by a number of historical novels they showed sophisticated style and attention to precise historical details In 1939 he published Tlaloc Weeps for Mexico a novel about Hernan Cortes and the conquest of the Aztec Empire it was his first work to attract international attention it was translated into French German Spanish and English Among his some 40 novels are also Joan of Naples 1940 based on the life of the medieval queen Joan I and Madrigal 1968 a novel around the life of composer Carlo Gesualdo Partial bibliography EditEurasia 1937 Studies Budapest 1937 The Rain God Weeps over Mexico 1939 Eng Title Tlaloc Weeps for Mexico Joan of Naples 1940 The Lombard Chateau 1940 1944 The Porphyrogenitus Born in Purple 1943 The Revolving Door 1944 Cloud and Oasis 1946 Black Velvet 1946 Aliens 1949 In the Eagle s Talons 1956 Four Winds in Transylvania 1957 The Musician of the Duke of Mantua 1957 about Monteverdi Lagoons 1958 The World of Tombs Will Talk 1959 Paradise in the Ocean 1959 The Dragon s Teeth 1960 The Third Majordomo 1962 about Velazquez Rome was buried in Ravenna 1963 about Theodoric the Ostrogoth The Gods of Gold are Cold 1964 about Raphael Trench 1966 Madrigal 1968 about Gesualdo Copper 1969 Eternal Spain 1969 Field cut seven times 1970 Naples 1972 educational book My encounter with the Rain God 1972 Gyilokjaro 1973 King in the Broken Mirror 1974 Memorial and So Forth 1975 Tower of Shadows articles essays and travel notes 1977 Cave Pictures autobiog 1978 Medusa 1979 Mirror of Water 1980 Ten Years under the same roof 1981 Anselme 1983 Sources Edit hu es This article is essentially taken from the Hungarian and Spanish Wikipedia articles on Laszlo Passuth External sources EditBiography in Spanish Biographical notes in Spanish Obituary in Spanish Diario ABC 21 June 1979 page 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laszlo Passuth amp oldid 1126380748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
