Krisztina Tóth (writer)
Krisztina Tóth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1967 |
| Occupation | Poet, translator, sculptor |
| Website | tothkrisztina |
Krisztina Tóth (born 5 December 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian writer, poet and translator.[1][2]
Life
She studied in Budapest, and Paris.[3] She left Hungary because of political persecution.[4] She appeared at the 2024 Head Read Literary Festival.[5] She is currently resides in Switzerland as of February 2025.
Selected works
Short stories, volumes of short stories, tales
- Vonalkód: tizenöt történet. Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 2006
- Pixel. Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 2011
- Akvárium. Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 2013[6]
- Pillanatragasztó Budapest: Magvető Kiadó 2014
- Párducpompa Budapest: Magvető Kiadó 2017
- Fehér farkas Budapest: Magvető Kiadó 2019
Volumes of poetry
- Őszi kabátlobogás 1989
- Az árnyékember 1997
- Porhó 2001
- Magas labda 2009
- Felhőmesék 2017
Novels
- Eye of the Monkey, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet (Seven Stories Press, 2025) [7][8]
Awards
- Radnóti Prize (1990)
- Gyula Illyés Prize (1994)
- Tibor Déry Prize (1996)
- Attila József Prize (2000)
- István Vas Prize (2001)
- Szépíró Prize (2005)
- Sándor Márai Prize (2007)
- Bárka Prize (2010)
- Alföld Prize (2014)
References
- ^ "Krisztina Tóth" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Zsuzsanna Ozsváth; Frederick Turner (2 July 2014). Light within the Shade: Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian Poetry. Syracuse University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-8156-5274-8.
- ^ "Seven Stories Press". sevenstories.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Launch reading by Ana Blandiana, Krisztina Tóth & Charlotte Van den Broeck with their translators". Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ ERR, ERR | (13 July 2024). "HeadRead 2024: In conversation with Hungarian writer Krisztina Tóth". ERR. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Krisztina Tóth: Aquarium". International Literature Award. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Makkai, Rebecca (15 October 2025). "Book Review: 'Eye of the Monkey,' by Krisztina Toth". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth — autocratic deception and unchecked desire". Financial Times. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.