Ágnes Nemes Nagy
Ágnes Nemes Nagy was a Hungarian poet, writer, educator, and translator.
She was born in Budapest and earned a teaching diploma from the University of Budapest. From 1945 to 1953, she was employed by the education journal Köznevelés; from 1953 to 1957, she taught high school. After 1957, she devoted herself to writing.
Following World War II, Nemes Nagy worked on a literary periodical Újhold ; the editor was critic Balázs Lengyel, who she later married. The magazine was eventually banned by the government of the time. In 1946, Nemes Nagy published her first volume of poetry Kettős világban. In 1948, she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize. During the 1950s, her own work was suppressed and she worked as a translator, translating the works of Molière, Racine, Corneille, Bertolt Brecht and others.Selected works
- Szárazvillám, poetry
- Az aranyecset, children's book
- Lila fecske, children's book
- Napforduló, poetry
- 64 hattyú, essays
- Között, poetry
- A Föld emlékei, poetry
