Peter Zilahy
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Péter Zilahy is a writer and performer whose prose
and poetry
has been widely translated and who has often used photography
, interactive media
and performance art
in his work.
in Germany
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The book also describes the events of the Belgrade protest in 1996-97 as being symbolic of all protests in its courage and absurdity. The book is filled with Zilahy's own photographs, and is an insight into the world behind the Iron Curtain.
for contemporary literature in English and Hungarian
until 1999. He is the editor-in-chief of 'The World Literature Series'.
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Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
has been widely translated and who has often used photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, interactive media
Interactive media
Interactive media normally refers to products and services on digital computer-based systems which respond to the user’s actions by presenting content such as text, graphics, animation, video, audio, etc.-Terminology:...
and performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
in his work.
Literary work
His book of poems Statue Under White Sheet, Ready to Jump was published in 1993. His dictionary novel The Last Window Giraffe was published in 1998 and has since been translated into 27 languages. He has had exhibitions at the Ludwig Museum Budapest and the Akademie Schloss SolitudeCastle Solitude
Castle Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany , was built as a hunting lodge between 1764 and 1769 under Duke Karl Eugen of Württemberg. It is not a true castle, but rather a rococo palace. Since 1956 the area is part of the urban district of Stuttgart-West. The castle is located on a high plain between...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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The Last Window-Giraffe
The Last Window-Giraffe is a memoir about the absurdity of everyday life under a dictatorship. It is written in the style of a children's dictionary reflected in the title Window-Giraffe (in Hungarian, Ablak=Window being the first item and Zsiráf=Giraffe being the last item in this A to Z). The dictionary explained the whole world in simple words, where everything was in order and problems were always solved.The book also describes the events of the Belgrade protest in 1996-97 as being symbolic of all protests in its courage and absurdity. The book is filled with Zilahy's own photographs, and is an insight into the world behind the Iron Curtain.
Other work
Zilahy was editor-in-chief of Link Budapest, an Internet magazineInternet Magazine
Internet Magazine was a monthly print title launched in October 1994 by the UK publishing house, Emap. Its last issue, number 119, was published in July 2004.-History:...
for contemporary literature in English and Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
until 1999. He is the editor-in-chief of 'The World Literature Series'.
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