Lajos Grendel (6 April 1948 – 18 December 2018)[1] was a Hungarian writer who lived in Slovakia. He published chiefly in his native Hungarian language and was among the most prominent representatives of Hungarian literature in Slovakia.[2]
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| Born | 6 April 1948 Levice, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 18 December 2018 (aged 70) |
| Education | Comenius University |
| Genre | Novel |
| Spouse | Ágota Grendel |
| Children | Zsuzsa Grendel Gábor Grendel |
In his writing, Grendel heavily utilized humor, irony and absurdity, taking inspiration from magic realism.[3] Several of his stories take place in the factious village of New Hont, where the mundane daily struggles of the locals are juxtaposed with major historical events.[4]
Grendel studied Hungarian and English at the Comenius University.[5] Following his graduation, he was employed in the Madach Hungarian-language publishing house. Following the Velvet Revolution, he became politically active, serving as an MP of the final term of the Third Slovak National Council (1990 – 1992). In 1994 he became the editor of the Kalligram publishing house. He also taught at the Comenius University.[6]
The 541982 Grendel minor planet discovered in 2012 is named after Lajos Grendel.[7]
He was married to the journalist Ágota Grendel (née Sebők). They had two children - Zsuzsa and Gábor.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Zomrel významný spisovateľ Lajos Grendel, otec poslanca NR SR". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Majchrák, Jozef. "Lajos Grendel". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Barányiová, Magdaléna. "Lajos Grendel v kontexte maďarskej literatúry v Československu | PROUDY". www.phil.muni.cz (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Balogh, Alexander (19 December 2018). "Zomrel Lajos Grendel, literárny majster irónie aj absurdít, dôverný znalec New Hontu či Absurdistanu". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Lajos Grendel". Slovenské literárne centrum (in Slovak). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Po ťažkej chorobe zomrel Lajos Grendel, písal maďarskú literatúru". TA3 (in Slovak). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "WGSBN Bulletin" (PDF).