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Margit Kaffka (10 June 1880 – 1 December 1918) was a Hungarian writer and poet. Called a "great, great writer" by Endre Ady , she was one of the most important female Hungarian authors, and an important member of the Nyugat generation.
Kaffka, Margit (1880–1918) Hungarian poet and novelist, generally regarded as Hungary's first major woman writer. Born in Nagykároly, Hungary (now Carei, Rumania), on June 10, 1880; died of influenza in Budapest, Hungary, on December 1, 1918; daughter of Gyula Kaffka; married Bruno Fröhlich, in 1905; married Ervin Bauer, in 1914; children ...
Margit Kaffka was a Hungarian writer and poet. Called a "great, great writer" by Endre Ady, she was one of the most important female Hungarian authors, and an important member of the Nyugat generation. Her writing was inspired by József Kiss, Mihály Szabolcska, and the writers' group of the periodical Hét.
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Margit Kaffka died a hundred years ago and yet what is so striking about her poetry is how biting and contemporary it feels today, over a century on.
Margit Kaffka. (1880—1918) Quick Reference. (1880–1918), Hungarian poet and novelist. One of the first Hungarian feminist writers, Margit Kaffka is considered a key figure in modern Hungarian literature. Her groundbreaking works portray women who strive ... From: Kaffka, Margit in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History »
One of the first Hungarian feminist writers, Margit Kaffka is considered a key figure in modern Hungarian literature. Her groundbreaking works portray women who strive to define themselves not through their relationships with men, but through self‐identity.
The first significant authoress of these times, and perhaps the best female novelist, was Margit Kaffka, whose life and works epitomized most of the complex problems of women’s position in society.
