Lajos Grendel


Lajos Grendel (6 April 1948 – 18 December 2018)[1] was a Hungarian writer who lived in Slovakia. He published chiefly in his native Hungarian language and was among the most prominent representatives of Hungarian literature in Slovakia.[2]

Born(1948-04-06)6 April 1948
Levice, Czechoslovakia
Died18 December 2018(2018-12-18) (aged 70)
EducationComenius University
GenreNovel
SpouseÁgota Grendel
ChildrenZsuzsa Grendel
Gábor Grendel

In his writing, Grendel heavily utilized humor, irony and absurdity, taking inspiration from magic realism.[3] Several of his stories take place in the factious village of New Hont, where the mundane daily struggles of the locals are juxtaposed with major historical events.[4]

Grendel studied Hungarian and English at the Comenius University.[5] Following his graduation, he was employed in the Madach Hungarian-language publishing house. Following the Velvet Revolution, he became politically active, serving as an MP of the final term of the Third Slovak National Council (1990 – 1992). In 1994 he became the editor of the Kalligram publishing house. He also taught at the Comenius University.[6]

The 541982 Grendel minor planet discovered in 2012 is named after Lajos Grendel.[7]

He was married to the journalist Ágota Grendel (née Sebők). They had two children - Zsuzsa and Gábor.[1]

References
  1. "Zomrel významný spisovateľ Lajos Grendel, otec poslanca NR SR". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. Majchrák, Jozef. "Lajos Grendel". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. Barányiová, Magdaléna. "Lajos Grendel v kontexte maďarskej literatúry v Československu | PROUDY". www.phil.muni.cz (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. Balogh, Alexander (19 December 2018). "Zomrel Lajos Grendel, literárny majster irónie aj absurdít, dôverný znalec New Hontu či Absurdistanu". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. "Lajos Grendel". Slovenské literárne centrum (in Slovak). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. "Po ťažkej chorobe zomrel Lajos Grendel, písal maďarskú literatúru". TA3 (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. "WGSBN Bulletin" (PDF).
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