Zsigmond Móricz

Virginia L. Lewis

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.2: Hungarian Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: John Cox (University of North Dakota), Virginia L. Lewis ()

Dates

Born 29 Jun 1879
Died 4 Sep 1942
Activity 1903-1942

Places

Born in Hungary
Active in Hungary

Activities

Primary

Novelist

Other

Journalist

Resources

One of the most important Hungarian prose writers in the twentieth century, Móricz was the first to give a literary voice to the impoverished peasants of his homeland. The publication of his novella Hét krajczár [Seven Pennies] in 1908 established his reputation as a keen and passionate observer of Hungary’s poorest citizens and the wasted human potential resulting from society’s neglect of them. His groundbreaking peasant narratives are complemented by novels that reveal the self-serving decadence of the gentry.

Móricz was born in 1879 in the eastern Hungarian village of Tiszacsécse as the first of nine children. His father, Bálint Móricz, was a hard-working, ambitious peasant who farmed a small plot of …

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Citation: Lewis, Virginia L.. "Zsigmond Móricz". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 July 2015 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13537, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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