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Miklós Vámos
Miklós Vámos is a Hungarian writer. He has written short stories, plays and film scripts, but as the author of eleven novels, he feels that he was born to be a novelist. And since he was born in 1950, he originally planned to die in 2000, so that students all over the world could memorize easily from the textbooks: M. V., famous Hungarian writer, Nobel Laureate, 1950—2000. He now has a new plan: not dying until 2050 – quite a challenge. Until that date he wants to add some more novels to the bookshelves.

He believes life is far more interesting than literature, so he always writes about the life of different people, including himself. His main activity is observing how human beings behave when they are not alone but in groups (couple, family, work site, tribe, nation, man kind). The sales of his books are sky rocketing in Hungary and must now be measured in the hundreds of thousands – he doesn’t understand why. He is probably one of the most popular men in his country, due not only to his extremely large readership, but also to a cultural television show that he hosted for seven years.

The father of a daughter named Anna (1977) and of twin boys, Peter and Henrik (2003), he lives on the banks of the Danube River, upon which he likes to row and in which he likes to swim. His (second) wife is an opera singer (bold soprano) and also a novelist. Their dog is an Austrian poet called Rainer Maria Rilke, but they almost never talk to the dog about poetry.

Miklos is, has been or was:  l969-present: writer of 11 novels, 67 short stories, and a few plays. Beneficiary of many prestigious awards in Hungary, but he doesn’t care. 2005-present: correspondent to PostGlobal of The Washington Post online. 1995-2002: Host of popular cultural TV talk shows in Hungary 1990-2002: East European correspondent to The Nation (USA). 1975-1990: Literary consultant at the Objective Film Studio (Budapest) that produced the Oscar winning Hungarian film Mephisto. 1988-89: Fulbright and CASTA Fellow at Yale University and at City University of N.Y. 1988-90: Visiting professor at Yale University (USA), teaching playwriting and screenwriting. 1975-88: Columnist of the Élet és Irodalom (“Life and Literature”, literary weekly, Budapest). He holds a degree in Law of the ELTE University Budapest (1975).

NOVELS: Márquez and I, “Márkez meg én”, a novel, comes out in November, 2004. Lame Dog, “Sánta kutya,” a novel, 2003. Book of Fathers, “Apák könyve,” a novel, 2000. Mothers Are Not Chosen by Election, “Anya csak egy van,” a novel, 1995. If I Were a Rock Star, “Ha én Bródy volnék,” a novel, 1994. The New York—Budapest Subway, “A New York-Budapest metró,” a novel, 1993. Oy, “Jaj, ” a novel, 1988. Protest Song, “Félnóta,” a novel, 1986. Passionate People, “Szenvedélyes emberek,” 1986. Sing a Song, “Zenga zének,” a novel, 1983. Head over Heels, “Hanyatt homlok,” two short novels, 1983. Me and me, “Én és én,” a novel, 1979. Borgis Type, “Borgisz,” a novel, 1975.

OTHER BOOKS: Bravo, “Hogy volt”, memories and portraits, 2005. The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Hungarians, written in English with Matyas Sarkozy. Published by Oval Books, London, 1999. Translated into 14 languages (Hungarian included!) Bar, “Bár,” 31 short stories, 1998. 135 Impossible Stories, “135 Lehetetlen történet,” portraits of actors, writers and artists, 1997. United Steaks of America, “Egybesült Államok, written in English, published at University Press, 1989. Play Tennis with Me (I Still Can’t Either), “Teniszezz velem (én se tudok még),” an essay, 1988. The Absent Correspondent Writes, “Ki nem küldött tudósítónk jelenti,” selected articles, 1985. Three Cheers, “Háromszoros vivát,” plays and radioplays, 1981. Somebody Else, “Valaki más,” selected short stories, 1981. Theodore Orang, Ph. D., “Dr. Orángutay Tivadar,” a tale, 1980. Changing, “Váltás,” short stories, 1977. She’s Thirteenth on the List, “Jelenleg tizenharmadik a listán,” short stories, 1973. Preface to the ABC’s, “Előszó az ábécéhez,” short stories, 1972.

TRANSLATIONS: I His novel Book of Fathers, “Apák könyve,” (published in Hungarian in 2000), came out in Germany (Random House btb), France (Denoel), UK (Little Brown), Canada (Little Brown), Serbia (Laguna), and Italy (Einaudi). It will come out in 2008 in Spain (Lumen), Netherlands (Contact), Greece (Mallinaris Paedia), Poland (Albatros), Lithuania (Alma Littera), and Israel (Kinneret).

His last novel, Travels in Erotica – Who the Hell is Goethe, “Utazások Erotikában – Ki a franc az a Goethe?,” published in Hungarian on October 1st 2007, will come out in 2008 in Germany (Random House btb). He is fan club Vámos Miklós Rajongói Klub * A Vámos Miklós Rajongói Klub honlapja --Agnes Modis 10:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

FILMS: Samba, “Szamba,” shot in 1995. Directed by Robert Koltai Love, Mother, “Csók, Anyu,” 1987. Directed by Janos Rozsa(Award of the Best Film of the Year; Award of the Hungarian Youth Association; Best Acting at the 1990 Jerusalem Film Festival). Electric Train, “Villanyvonat,” 1984. Directed by George Gat. (Award for the Best Script). Head over Heels, “Hanyatt-homlok,” 1983. Directed by George Revesz.

LITERARY AWARDS:

2004: Honors of Merit of the Hungarian Republic. 2003: Colombus Award 2002: Pro Cultura Urbis 2000: Awards of the Hungarian Libraries --Agnes Modis 13:54, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

May 2008
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