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István Fekete was a Hungarian

Hungary

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writer, author of several youth novels and animal stories.

He is perhaps best known for his youth novel Tüskevár ("Thorn Castle", 1957), about two city boys' summer holiday at the corner of Lake Balaton

Balaton

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and Zala River

Zala River

The Zala is a river in south-western Hungary. Its source is in the hills on the borders with Austria and Slovenia. Its length is 139 km and drains water from 2,622 square km...

, their experiences, adventures, contact with Nature in its genuine form. They are helped by an old man on their gradual journey into manhood. This novel was awarded the Attila József Prize in 1960, was made into a film in 1967 (see its IMDb entry) and was voted to be the 8th most liked novel of Hungary in the Big Read

Big Read

The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's best-loved novel of all time...

in 2005. Its sequel was Téli berek ("Winter Grove", 1959).

This novel, as well as Vuk: The Little Fox and Thistle, were also in the top 100 of the Big Read.

Novels about animals

Bogáncs (1957): another famous novel of his; appeared in English as Thistle. It is about a sheepdog (pumi). It was made into a film in 1967 (IMDb entry).
Lutra, the otter (1955); film version made in 1986 (IMDb entry)
Vuk, the little fox (1965) English translation Vuk the fox cub" (2008) ISBN: 9789631185539. A very popular animated film
Vuk (film)
The Little Fox, known in Hungary as Vuk, is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel Vuk by István Fekete...

was made from it in 1981.
Kele, the stork (1955)
Csí, about a couple of swallows (1940, short story)
Hu, the owl (1966, novel)

Other novels and short story collections

A koppányi aga testamentuma ("The Testament of the Koppány
Koppány
Koppány was a Hungarian nobleman of the tenth century. Brother of the ruling prince of Hungary, Géza of the Árpád dynasty, Koppány ruled as Prince of Somogy in the region south of Lake Balaton...

Castle Agha", 1937), a historical novel taking place in 1586. A film was made from this novel as well (IMDb entry).
Zsellérek ("Cottars", 1939, novel)
Öreg utakon ("On Old Ways", 1941, stories)
Hajnal Badányban ("Dawn in Badány", 1942, novel)
Egy szem kukorica ("A Grain of Maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...

", 1944, stories)
Derengő Hajnal ("Day Breaking", 1944, novel, originally released under the title: Emberek között, "Amongst People". Dramatization by Alfred Soultan
Alfred Soultan
Alfred Soultan is a Hungarian playwright, screenwriter, poet, and critic currently living in the United States.-Theatrical Works:*Alone, Amongst Thousands - poems...

)
Gyeplő nélkül ("Without a Rein", 1947, novel)
Tíz szál gyertya ("Ten Candles", 1948, stories)
Halászat ("Fishing", 1955, handbook)
Pepi-kert ("Pepi Garden", the history and description of the Szarvas
Szarvas
----Szarvas is a town in Békés county in southeastern Hungary. The Hungarian placename Szarvas means 'deer' in English.- History :...

arboretum, 1960)
Köd ("Fog", 1960, hunting stories)
Kittenberger Kálmán élete ("Life of Kálmán Kittenberger
Kálmán Kittenberger
Kálmán Kittenberger was a Hungarian traveller, natural historian, biologist and collector. He was born in Léva, now in Slovakia ....

" [an explorer of Africa], 1962, novelistic biography)
Őszi vásár ("Autumn Fair", 1962, stories)
Csend ("Silence", 1965, novel)
Huszonegy nap ("Twenty-one Days", stories, 1965)
Barangolások ("Wanderings", 1968, stories)
Ballagó idő ("Ambling Time", 1970, biographical novel
Biographical novel
The biographical novel is a genre of novel which provides a fictional and usually entertaining account of a person's life. This kind of novel concentrates on the experiences a person had during his lifetime, the people he met and the incidents which occurred are detailed and sometimes...

; film version in 1976 (IMDb entry)
Rózsakunyhó ("Rose Hut", stories, 1973 – posthumous)
Tarka rét ("Motley Pasture", stories, 1973 – posthumous)

Awards

1st Prize of the Géza Gárdonyi Association's novel competition 1937
Attila József Award 1960
A Munka Érdemrend arany fokozata 1970

Legacy

The Fekete István Education Centre in Nimfea Nature Conservation Association is named after him.

External links

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