Oxford Hungarian Society - Trinity term 2004

Thursday 29 April, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

An Evening with Ágnes Hay

Ágnes Hay, a Hungarian graphic artist from London will introduce drawings and illustrations and her animated short films.

Friday 7 May, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Cry Hungary!: The 1956 Hungarian Uprising in British Political Cartoons

Mark Bryant is secretary of the London Press Club and author of several books on the history of caricature and cartoon.

Wednesday 12 May, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.

Eminent Hungarians

A light-hearted introduction to fifty great figures of science, thought, culture and action by Ray Keenoy, author of the book of the same title, who founded Boulevard Books in 1994 to promote world literature in translation. He also co-edited the Babel Guide to Hungarian Literature in Translation (2001), and is senior editor of the world literature website www.babelguides.com.

Friday 4 June, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.
George Szirtes

An Evening with George Szirtes

A reading and discussion of recent work, editing and translations, including books by Márai (Knopf), Nemes Nagy (Bloodaxe), the anthology An Island of Noise (Harvill), and Reel (Bloodaxe), by George Szirtes himself.

George Szirtes' website

Wednesday 9 June, MacGregor room, Oriel College, 8 p.m.
Hungarian Royal Mail, 1940

Magyar Posta - A Mirror of Politics and Culture

A celebration of the great age of Hungarian stamps. Mervyn Benford, a former teacher and headteacher, has been involved for decades with philately and with the Hungarian Philatelic Society of Great Britain.

Hungarian Philatelic Society of Great Britain
Magyar Posta



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