Author

Contributions

  • William Jay Smith (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

1999-11-15 - Curbstone Press

Language

English

Word Count

31,750 words, Guess

Page Count

127 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99027588
  • LibraryThing1618830
  • Goodreads6839619

Classifications

  • LCCPH3241.I55 A276 1999

Description

"Gyula Illyes, one of Hungary's greatest poets of the twentieth century, died in 1983 a few months after his eightieth birthday. Throughout his life he drew inspiration, as did Bela Bartok in music, from his Hungarian roots. Like Robert Frost in New England and Robert Burns in Scotland, Illyes came from the common people. He gave the land a voice both in his poetry and in his memoir of peasant life, People of the Puszta, the translation of which into many languages brought him world renown."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Gyula Illyes throughout his lifetime drew inspiration, like Bela Bartok in music, from Hungary's deepest roots.

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