István Fekete - Overview

Register to mark this movie seen or favorite and personalize your experience

Date of birth
25 Jan 1900
128 years ago at Gölle, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Also Known As

  • Fekete István

István Fekete

István Fekete (January 25, 1900 – June 23, 1970) was a Hungarian writer, author of several youth novels and animal stories.

Biography

He is perhaps best known for his youth novel Tüskevár ("Thorn Castle", 1957), about two city boys' summer holiday at the corner of Lake Balaton and Zala River, their experiences, adventures, contact with Nature in its genuine form. They are helped by an old man on their gradual journey into manhood. This novel was awarded the Attila József Prize in 1960, was made into a film in 1967 and was voted to be the 8th most liked novel of Hungary in the Big Read in 2005. Its sequel was Téli berek ("Winter Grove", 1959). This novel, as well as Vuk: The Little Fox and Thistle, were also in the top 100 of the Big Read.

Description above from the Wikipedia article István Fekete, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Close
Join Discord Discord logo
Follow on X X logo