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János Pilinszky (27 November 1921 in Budapest – 27 May 1981 in Budapest) was one of the greatest Hungarian poets of the 20th century. Well known within the Hungarian borders for his vast influence on postwar Hungarian poetry , Pilinszky's style includes a juxtaposition of Roman Catholic faith and intellectual disenchantment.
János Pilinszky (1921 – 1981) served with the Hungarian army in WWII. Harmadnapon (On the Third Day, 1959) established him as a courageous witness to the horrors of mid-twentieth century Europe.
Nov 25, 2021 · This year marks the centenary of the Hungarian poet János Pilinszky, who was born in Budapest on November 17, 1921 to a German mother and Polish father.
János Pilinszky (1921–81) is probably the greatest Hungarian poet of the post-war period. He is best remembered for his poems of the 1950s which bear witness to the horrors of the Second World War and mid-twentieth century Europe.
Nov 4, 2023 · Janos Pilinszky (1921-1981) was a unique and compelling voice among the generation of European poets whose work bore first-hand witness to the horrors of war. This title presents a selection of his magnetic, intense and haunting poems.
contribution to Hungarian poetry. In Hungarian literature: Writing after 1945. …delightful children’s verses, and by János Pilinszky, an Existentialist Catholic whose most memorable poems deal with the experience of what he called the “universe of camps” produced by World War II.
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To mark the centenary of János Pilinszky’s birth, we are pleased to share this essay by Tara Bergin and Judit Mudriczki that gives new insight into Pilinszky’s relationship with Modern Poetry in Translation co-founder Ted Hughes.
