Between December 6 and 12, the town of Gyula will honor László Krasznahorkai, the Nobel Prize–winning author and a native of the town, with a series of events.
Eleven free events are planned, which have been agreed upon in a letter with the writer, who expressed his approval of the ideas, calling them “moving,” Mayor Ernő Görgényi said at a press conference on Tuesday.
The mayor added that
László Krasznahorkai offered in his letter to lend a replica of the Nobel medal to his hometown for this week so that the citizens of Gyula could also see it.
The medal will be on display at the event venues, where visitors will be able to hold it in their hands and write their congratulations to the author in a commemorative book prepared by the local government.
The local newspaper Gyulai Hírújság will publish a special edition in honor of László Krasznahorkai’s Nobel Prize in Literature, that will be delivered free of charge to every household in the town, the mayor announced.
On December 6, a street exhibition about Nobel Prize winners of Hungarian origin or with Hungarian connections, previously shown in Stockholm, will open. Ernő Görgényi said that Adrien Müller, a native of Gyula and former Hungarian ambassador to Stockholm, who will also give a lecture on the impact and value of the Nobel Prize at the library in the afternoon, was instrumental in organizing the event.
On Sunday, the Nobel Prize-winner’s lecture in Stockholm will be broadcast live at the Mogyoróssy János Municipal Library. Library director János Dézsi said he received the news on Monday evening that it would be delivered in Hungarian, hence they will be able to broadcast it live.
On December 9, writer and educator László Kiss will hold a workshop at Almásy Castle entitled “How to read Krasznahorkai?”
On December 10, the award ceremony will be broadcast live at the Vigadó concert hall.
On December 11, sixteen participants from Gyula will read the writer’s latest book, “A magyar nemzet biztonsága” (“The Security of the Hungarian Nation”), at the library, according to plans, for which they are still awaiting permission from Magvető Publishing House, said János Dézsi. The approximately 5.5-hour reading is planned to be broadcast online.
László Krasznahorkai. Photo: MTI/Marjai János
Ida Zámori, principal of the Erkel Ferenc High School in Gyula, said that László Krasznahorkai attended the school from 1968 to 1972, graduating with excellent results. She revealed that an online competition entitled “In the Footsteps of Hungarian Geniuses” will be organized for 7th-8th and 9th-10th graders, with prizes to be awarded at the Vigadó at the same time as the Nobel Prize ceremony. Between December 10 and January 22, a literary competition will be held on the writer’s favorite topic, the apocalypse, with the aim of stimulating the creative writing skills of young people.
On December 11, the high school library, that contains some 25,000 volumes, will be named after the Nobel Prize-winning author,
said Ida Zámori.
Dániel Repisky, managing director of the Erkel Ferenc Cultural Center and Museum, said that posters congratulating the award-winning artist from the Gyula community will appear in several locations in the city and will also be projected onto the walls of the Gyula Castle between December 11 and 13.
Ernő Görgényi said that they plan to continue the programs in January, about which they will provide information later.
Since the writer has stated that he does not plan to make any appearances in connection with the award until April-May, they do not expect László Krasznahorkai to participate in the celebration,
he replied to MTI‘s question.
Fact
On October 9, the Royal Swedish Academy announced that this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature will be awarded to László Krasznahorkai, who was born in Gyula. The award ceremony has been held every year on December 10 in Stockholm since 1901.
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