Ágnes Nemes Nagy

Ágnes Nemes Nagy (January 3, 1922^[1] – August 23, 1991^[2]) was a Hungarian poet, writer, educator, and translator.^[1]

Ágnes Nemes Nagy in 1989

She was born in Budapest and earned a teaching diploma from the University of Budapest. From 1945 to 1953, she was employed by the education journal Köznevelés;^[1] from 1953 to 1957, she taught high school.^[3] After 1957, she devoted herself to writing.^[1]

Following World War II, Nemes Nagy worked on a literary periodical Újhold (New Moon); the editor was critic Balázs Lengyel, who she later married. The magazine was eventually banned by the government of the time.^[3] In 1946, Nemes Nagy published her first volume of poetry Kettős világban (In a dual world). In 1948, she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize. During the 1950s, her own work was suppressed and she worked as a translator, translating the works of Molière, Racine, Corneille, Bertolt Brecht and others.^[1]

Selected works[1]

• Szárazvillám (Heat lightning), poetry (1957)
• Az aranyecset (The golden brush), children's book
• Lila fecske (Purple swallow), children's book
• Napforduló (Solstice), poetry (1967)
• 64 hattyú (64 swans), essays (1975)
• Között (Between), poetry (1981)^[3]
• A Föld emlékei (Earth's souvenirs), poetry (1986)^[3]