author
Károly Bérczy
1821–1867
A major voice in 19th-century Hungarian letters, he helped bring world literature to new readers through elegant translations and lively journalism. He is especially remembered for introducing Hungarian audiences to Pushkin's Eugene Onegin and for his close ties to the literary world around Imre Madách.
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Világ folyása (2. kötet): Beszélyek
by Károly Bérczy
Világ folyása (3. kötet): Beszélyek
by Károly Bérczy
Világ folyása (1. kötet): Beszélyek
by Károly Bérczy
About the author
Born in Balassagyarmat in 1821, Károly Bérczy was a Hungarian writer, poet, journalist, translator, and editor. He first studied law and worked in government service, later becoming associated with István Széchenyi before turning fully toward journalism and literature.
Bérczy built his reputation in the 1850s through translation as well as original writing. He translated authors including Charles Dickens and Washington Irving, and his Hungarian rendering of Pushkin's Eugene Onegin became one of his best-known achievements. His own work ranged from poetry to fiction and criticism, and he was elected a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1859.
He was also closely connected to the literary life of his time: a friend and early biographer of Imre Madách, he helped preserve and promote the work of others as well as his own. Bérczy died in Pest in 1867, but he remains an important figure in Hungarian literary history for both his writing and his role in opening Hungarian readers to European literature.