Lajos Grendel

Born(1948-04-06)6 April 1948
Levice, Czechoslovakia
Died18 December 2018(2018-12-18) (aged 70)
EducationComenius University
GenreNovel
SpouseÁgota Grendel
ChildrenZsuzsa Grendel
Gábor Grendel


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]

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

  1. ^ a b "Zomrel významný spisovateľ Lajos Grendel, otec poslanca NR SR". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ Majchrák, Jozef. "Lajos Grendel". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ Barányiová, Magdaléna. "Lajos Grendel v kontexte maďarskej literatúry v Československu | PROUDY". www.phil.muni.cz (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Lajos Grendel". Slovenské literárne centrum (in Slovak). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Po ťažkej chorobe zomrel Lajos Grendel, písal maďarskú literatúru". TA3 (in Slovak). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ "WGSBN Bulletin" (PDF).