Zoltán Ambrus
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Zoltán Ambrus was a Hungarian
writer and translator.
He completed gymnasium (high school) in Debrecen and Budapest and then studied law in Budapest. At the age of 18, his father died leaving him responsible for his family. He tutored and wrote theater criticism and articles for the publications Fővárosi Lapok, Pesti Napló, and Budapesti Szemle. He worked at Hungarian Mortgage Bank and friend László Arany encouraged his literary pursuits.
In 1885, he moved to Paris where he studied literature at the Collège de France
and the Sorbonne
. He became a contributor to A Hét on his return to Pest, Hungary and wrote a substantial quantity of short stories. In 1900, he became editor of Új Magyar Szemle and wrote some pieces for Nyugat
.
He was the director of the National Theater between 1917 and 1922.
He translated a substantial amount of French literature including Flaubert
, Cherbuliez
, Maupassant
, Anatole France
, and Balzac.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
writer and translator.
He completed gymnasium (high school) in Debrecen and Budapest and then studied law in Budapest. At the age of 18, his father died leaving him responsible for his family. He tutored and wrote theater criticism and articles for the publications Fővárosi Lapok, Pesti Napló, and Budapesti Szemle. He worked at Hungarian Mortgage Bank and friend László Arany encouraged his literary pursuits.
In 1885, he moved to Paris where he studied literature at the Collège de France
Collège de France
The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Écoles...
and the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. He became a contributor to A Hét on his return to Pest, Hungary and wrote a substantial quantity of short stories. In 1900, he became editor of Új Magyar Szemle and wrote some pieces for Nyugat
Nyugat
Nyugat , was the most influential Hungarian literary journal in the first half of the 20th century. Writers and poets from that era are referred to as "1st/2nd/3rd generation of the NYUGAT"....
.
He was the director of the National Theater between 1917 and 1922.
Work
He wrote about the urban setting of Hungary in his work. His novel Midás király (1906) is a key psychological work.He translated a substantial amount of French literature including Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary , and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.-Early life and education:Flaubert was born on December 12, 1821, in Rouen,...
, Cherbuliez
Victor Cherbuliez
thumb|right|Victor CherbuliezCharles Victor Cherbuliez was a French novelist and author. He was the eleventh member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1881.-Biography:...
, Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
, Anatole France
Anatole France
Anatole France , born François-Anatole Thibault, , was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters...
, and Balzac.