Gábor T. Szántó
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Gábor T. Szántó is a Hungarian writer, poet, journalist and essayist (Budapest
, 1966— ).
and Communist dictatorships. In his essays Gábor T. Szántó is considering the pros and cons of the European Jewish rebirth.
Szántó has a degree in political science and jurisprudence from Eötvös Loránd University. He is the editor-in-chief of the Hungarian-Jewish cultural and political monthly Szombat (Shabbat), founded in 1989. Since 2008 he has been teaching Modern Jewish Literature in university and open university context.
His short stories and essays have been translated to English, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Rumanian and Bulgarian. His poems appeared in English and Hebrew literary reviews.
Gábor T. Szántó organized several conferences in Hungary about Jewish literature, art, theatre and film. In 2003 he was a participant at the Iowa International Writing Program
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Personal name
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is Szántó T. Gábor. This article uses the Western name order.
Gábor T. Szántó is a Hungarian writer, poet, journalist and essayist (Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, 1966— ).
Life
Szántó lives in Budapest and belongs to the third generation of postwar Jewish Hungarian writers, who came of age after the period of silence about Jewishness that characterized the experience of their parents' generation. In his books he writes about the life, assimilation, moral disagreement and generation gap of Central European Jews, tortured by NaziArrow Cross Party
The Arrow Cross Party was a national socialist party led by Ferenc Szálasi, which led in Hungary a government known as the Government of National Unity from October 15, 1944 to 28 March 1945...
and Communist dictatorships. In his essays Gábor T. Szántó is considering the pros and cons of the European Jewish rebirth.
Szántó has a degree in political science and jurisprudence from Eötvös Loránd University. He is the editor-in-chief of the Hungarian-Jewish cultural and political monthly Szombat (Shabbat), founded in 1989. Since 2008 he has been teaching Modern Jewish Literature in university and open university context.
Work
He published two books of poems in the 90's and a volume of two novellas, Mószer (The Informer) appeared in 1997. Mószer came out in German as In Schuld verstrickt (1999). Szántó published a novel in 2002: Keleti pályadvar, végállomas (Eastern station, last stop). His short story book Lágermikulás (The Crunch of Empty Boots) was published in 2004 (the Russian translation, Обратный билет in 2008), and a volume of poetry, A szabadulás íze (The Taste of Liberation) in 2010.His short stories and essays have been translated to English, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Rumanian and Bulgarian. His poems appeared in English and Hebrew literary reviews.
Gábor T. Szántó organized several conferences in Hungary about Jewish literature, art, theatre and film. In 2003 he was a participant at the Iowa International Writing Program
International Writing Program
The International Writing Program is a writing residency for international artists in Iowa City, Iowa. Since its inception in 1967, the IWP has hosted over 1,100 emerging and established poets, novelists, dramatists, essayists, and journalists from more than 120 countries...
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Works
- The Crunch of Empty Boots
- Funeral
- A poem, three stories and an essay
- Summaries of two articles by Gabor T. Szanto
Book review
- Miklós Győrffy: Apathy, Irony, Empathy. (Ajtony Árpád: „A birodalom elvesztése”. Garaczi László: „Pompásan buszozunk!”; Szántó T. Gábor: „Mószer”)
- Yehuda Lahav: Red, not dead (The Informer, Eastern station, last stop)
- George Gomori: Gabor T. Szanto. Lagermikulas, World Literature Today, September 1, 2005 (The Crunch of Empty Boots)