Born 1953 · Hungary
Aegon 2018 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Snack Bar of Being”
Lajos Parti Nagy · 64 when first published
Poetry · 248 pages
AI-generated summary:Poems written since 2000 by the poet's invented alter ego, a craftsman of existence who wanders from a hospital garden to the snack bar of being, elegies on language and life near death.
Also: Libri 2018 shortlist
Aegon 2009 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Roast Swan and Other Tales”
Lajos Parti Nagy · 55 when first published
Short stories · 58 pages
AI-generated summary:Thirteen folk tales from many countries, chosen and illustrated by a graphic artist and retold as new tales: why a shoe of flea skin comes in handy, why the sea tastes of salt and what befell a Portuguese chick in Lisbon.
Aegon 2007 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Frozen Dog's Leg”
Lajos Parti Nagy · 53 when first published
Short stories · 226 pages
AI-generated summary:Stories from ten years, set in a world built out of language stretched to its limits, that confront the reader with the tragic everyday experiences everyone is forced to live with.