Aron Tamashi (September 20, 1897, Farkashlak, Austria-Hungary - May 26, 1966, Budapest, Hungary) - Hungarian writer. He became known in his native Transylvania and in Hungary for his works written in the original sequean style.
| Aron Tamashi | |
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| Tamási Áron | |
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| Birth name | Tamás jános |
| Date of Birth | September 20, 1897 |
| Place of Birth | Farkaslak, Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | May 26, 1966 (68 years) |
| Place of death | Budapest , Hungary |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | writer |
| Years of creativity | since 1925 |
| Language of Works | |
| Awards | Kosuth Prize ( 1954 ) [d] ( 1940 ) [d] ( 1997 ) |
Biography
Born into a sekei family in Farkaslak (now Lupeni , Harghita ). In 1912, Arona was enrolled in a Catholic gymnasium in the city of Sekejudvarhey. Even as a high school student begins to write stories. In July 1918, takes part in the Battle of Piave . He entered the law department at the University of Cluj , but he did not study there for long, as teaching there soon began to be conducted exclusively in Romanian. Entered the Commercial Academy, which he graduated two years later.
In 1923 he emigrated to the United States , he actively works there and sends stories to his homeland. In 1925, his first collection, Soul Goes on the Road, was published in Cluj. From emigration, Aron Tamashi returns in 1926 , being already quite famous in his homeland. In July 1926, he took part in the meeting of famous Hungarian writers of Romania who established the “Erdean Helicon” - “the free community of writers”. Thanks to this organization, the first works of Tamaši, already written in their homeland, are published.
In 1932, Tamashi published the novel "Abel in the deep forest" - one of his best works. He was followed by two more continuation of the novel. Tamashi gains fame in Hungary, receives the Baumgarten Prize. In total, Tamashi published ten collections of short stories during his lifetime.
In 1945, Tamashi became an honorary member of the Hungarian parliament from the National Peasant Party , in 1954 - a member of the Hungarian Fatherland Front Council. He is awarded the highest national prize - the Kossuth Prize. In 1963, Aron Tamashi became a member of the presidium of the Peace Council . The last work of the writer, “The Branch of the Rose Hip,” was written under the dictation of the writer's wife, but was never completed. Aron Tamashi died after a long illness on May 26, 1966 in Budapest.
Selected bibliography
- "Abel in the deep forest" (1932)
- "Abel in his country" (1934)
- "Abel in America" (1934)
- "Matyash breaking ice floes" (1936)
- The Star Flashing (1937)
- The Singing Bird (1934)
- “Deceptive rainbow” (1942)
- Cradle and Owl (1953)
- "Mirror of the Fatherland" (1953)
Notes
Links
- Aron Tamashi
- "Abel in the deep forest" (inaccessible link)