Jolán Földes
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Jolán Földes (20 December 1902, Kenderes
- October1963, London
) was a Hungarian
author
. Her most famous novel is the Street of the Fishing Cat.
Jolán Földes graduated in Budapest (1921), and went to Paris
where she worked as a workerwoman and clerk. Her first novel, Mária jól érett (1932) was a literary success in Hungary and awarded with Mikszáth Prize.
Her comedy, Majd a Vica (1935), written together with Pál Vajda was presented by the prestigious New Theater.
Her novel A halászó macska utcája tells the difficult life of a family of working class Hungarian emigrants in Paris
after World War I
. It won the 1936 All-nations Prize Novel Competition of the Pinter Publishing Ltd (London). The title refers to the name of the shortest street in Paris, Rue du Chat-Qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat). The novel was translated to 12 European languages.
Among her books are Prelude to Love, Shadows on the Mirror and Férjhez megyek (I'm Getting Married, 1935), Ági nem emlékszik semmire (1933), Péter nem veszti el a fejét (1937), Fej vagy írás (1937), Más világrész (1937).
In 1941 Földes emigrated to London and her later works were written in English.
Interlude, first published in England under the title Heads or Tails (originally Fej vagy írás), is set in Egypt
at the time of the Spanish Revolution
.
Golden Earrings was made into a film in 1947, starring Marlene Dietrich
and Ray Milland
. The novel, originally written in English, was translated to Hungarian in 1946 under the title Aranyfülbevaló.
Jolán Földes was a popular author of the interwar era. Her novels are entertaining but she is considered a light-weight author by literary critics. Only the Street of the Fishing Cat is appreciated as an important literary achievement. The novel was republished in Hungary in 1989.
Kenderes
-Location, geography:The town is located along Route 4, halfway between the cities of Debrecen and Szolnok. It lies in the Great Hungarian Plain, thus its geography is defined by flat expanses. The town is primarily surrounded by agricultural zones...
- October1963, London
London
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) was a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
author
Author
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. Her most famous novel is the Street of the Fishing Cat.
Jolán Földes graduated in Budapest (1921), and went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where she worked as a workerwoman and clerk. Her first novel, Mária jól érett (1932) was a literary success in Hungary and awarded with Mikszáth Prize.
Her comedy, Majd a Vica (1935), written together with Pál Vajda was presented by the prestigious New Theater.
Her novel A halászó macska utcája tells the difficult life of a family of working class Hungarian emigrants in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It won the 1936 All-nations Prize Novel Competition of the Pinter Publishing Ltd (London). The title refers to the name of the shortest street in Paris, Rue du Chat-Qui-Pêche (Street of the Fishing Cat). The novel was translated to 12 European languages.
Among her books are Prelude to Love, Shadows on the Mirror and Férjhez megyek (I'm Getting Married, 1935), Ági nem emlékszik semmire (1933), Péter nem veszti el a fejét (1937), Fej vagy írás (1937), Más világrész (1937).
In 1941 Földes emigrated to London and her later works were written in English.
Interlude, first published in England under the title Heads or Tails (originally Fej vagy írás), is set in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
at the time of the Spanish Revolution
Spanish Revolution
The Spanish Revolution was a workers' social revolution that began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and resulted in the widespread implementation of anarchist and more broadly libertarian socialist organizational principles throughout various portions of the country for two to...
.
Golden Earrings was made into a film in 1947, starring Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer.Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films...
and Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Ray Milland was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend , a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind , the murder-plotting...
. The novel, originally written in English, was translated to Hungarian in 1946 under the title Aranyfülbevaló.
Jolán Földes was a popular author of the interwar era. Her novels are entertaining but she is considered a light-weight author by literary critics. Only the Street of the Fishing Cat is appreciated as an important literary achievement. The novel was republished in Hungary in 1989.