Áron Tamási was a Hungarian writer. He became well-known in his native region of Transylvania

Transylvania

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

 and in Hungary for his stories written in his original Székely

Székely

The Székelys or Székely , sometimes also referred to as Szeklers , are a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania...

 style.

Biography

Born to a Székely family in Farkaslaka (present-day Lupeni

Lupeni, Harghita

Lupeni is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.-Geography:...

, Harghita County

Harghita County

Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...

), he graduated in Law and Commerce at the Babeş-Bolyai University

Babes-Bolyai University

The Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca is an university in Romania. With almost 50,000 students, the university offers 105 specialisations, of which there are 105 in Romanian, 67 in Hungarian, 17 in German, and 5 in English...

, Tamási emigrated to the United States

United States

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 in 1923, soon after Transylvania became part of Romania. He wrote his first Hungarian-language novels there, and these were soon published in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...

, to widespread acclaim. He returned home in 1926 and lived in Transylvania until 1944.

One of Tamási's most famous works from this period was a novel trilogy about the adventures of a Székely boy called Ábel, a young forest ranger living alone in the Hargita Mountains

Căliman-Harghita Mountains

The Căliman-Harghita Mountains are a group of mountain ranges in Romania.These ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it's traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups , instead in Outer and Inner...

. Tamási moved to 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...

 in 1944, and lived there until his death in 1966. At his request, he was buried in the Székely Land

Székely Land

The Székely Land or Szekler Land refers to the territories inhabited mainly by the Székely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group from eastern Transylvania...

, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania

Romania

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.

Works

• Szász Tamás, a pogány – Cluj-Napoca, 1922 – short story
• Lélekindulás – Cluj-Napoca, 1925 – short stories
• Szűzmáriás királyfi – 1928 – novel
• Erdélyi csillagok 1929 - short stories
• Címeresek – Cluj-Napoca, 1931 – novel
• Helytelen világ – Cluj-Napoca, 1931 – short stories
• Ábel a rengetegben – Cluj-Napoca, 1932 – novel
• Ábel az országban – Cluj-Napoca, 1934 – novel
• Ábel Amerikában – Cluj-Napoca, 1934 – novel
• Énekes madár – Budapest, 1934 – drama
• Rügyek és reménység – Budapest, 1935 – short stories
• Jégtörő Mátyás – Cluj-Napoca, 1936 – novel
• Tündöklő Jeromos – Cluj-Napoca, 1936 – drama
• Ragyog egy csillag – Cluj-Napoca, 1937 – novel
• Virágveszedelem – Budapest, 1938 – short stories
• Magyari rózsafa – Budapest, 1941 – novel
• Vitéz lélek – Budapest, 1941 – drama
• Csalóka szivárvány – Budapest, 1942 – drama
• Összes novellái – Budapest, 1942 – short stories
• A legényfa kivirágzik – Budapest, 1944 – short stories
• Hullámzó vőlegény – Budapest, 1947 – drama
• Zöld ág – Budapest, 1948 – novel
• Bölcső és bagoly – Budapest, 1953 – novel
• Hazai tükör – Budapest, 1953 – novel
• Elvadult paradicsom – Budapest, 1958 – short stories 1922-26
• Világ és holdvilág – Budapest, 1958 – short stories 1936-57
• Hegyi patak – 1959, drama
• Szirom és Boly – Budapest, 1960 – novel
• Játszi remény – Budapest, 1961 – short stories
• Akaratos népség – Budapest, 1962 – drama
• Hétszínű virág – Budapest, 1963 – short stories

External links

• Digitalised works of Áron Tamási