György Dalos
Encyclopedia
György Dalos is a Hungarian
Jewish writer and historian
. He is best known for his novel 1985
, and The Guest from the Future: Anna Akhmatova
and Isaiah Berlin
.
.
From 1962 to 1967, he studied history
at the Lomonossov University in Moscow
. He then returned to his native town Budapest to work as a museologist.
In 1968, Dalos was accused of "Maoist
activities" and was handed seven months prison on probation and a Berufsverbot
(professional disqualification) and a publication ban; due to that, he worked as a translator.
In 1977, he was among the founders of the opposition movement against the Communist regime of Hungary. In 1988/89 he was co-editor of the East German underground
opposition paper "Ostkreuz".
From 1995 to 1999, he was head of the Institute for Hungarian Culture in Berlin
. Since 2009 György Dalos is member of the International Council of Austrian Service Abroad
.
Dalos lived in Vienna
from 1987 to 1995. Since 1995, he lives in Berlin as a freelance publisher and editor
.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
Jewish writer and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. He is best known for his novel 1985
1985 (György Dalos novel)
1985 is a sequel to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.Written by Hungarian author György Dalos, originally published in 1983, this novel begins with the death of Big Brother and reflects an intermediate period between 1984 and a more optimistic future characterized with a decline in...
, and The Guest from the Future: Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova
Anna Andreyevna Gorenko , better known by the pen name Anna Akhmatova , was a Russian and Soviet modernist poet, one of the most acclaimed writers in the Russian canon.Harrington p11...
and Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin
Sir Isaiah Berlin OM, FBA was a British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas of Russian-Jewish origin, regarded as one of the leading thinkers of the twentieth century and a dominant liberal scholar of his generation...
.
Life
Dalos spent his childhood with his grandparents, as his father had died in 1945 in a work camp, where he had been sent to as a Jew during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
From 1962 to 1967, he studied history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at the Lomonossov University in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He then returned to his native town Budapest to work as a museologist.
In 1968, Dalos was accused of "Maoist
Maoism
Maoism, also known as the Mao Zedong Thought , is claimed by Maoists as an anti-Revisionist form of Marxist communist theory, derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong . Developed during the 1950s and 1960s, it was widely applied as the political and military guiding...
activities" and was handed seven months prison on probation and a Berufsverbot
Berufsverbot
Berufsverbot is an order of "professional disqualification" under German law. Berufsverbot may be called profession ban in English.A Berufsverbot disqualifies the recipient from engaging in certain professions or activities on the grounds of his or her criminal record, political convictions or...
(professional disqualification) and a publication ban; due to that, he worked as a translator.
In 1977, he was among the founders of the opposition movement against the Communist regime of Hungary. In 1988/89 he was co-editor of the East German underground
Underground press
The underground press were the independently published and distributed underground papers associated with the counterculture of the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and other western nations....
opposition paper "Ostkreuz".
From 1995 to 1999, he was head of the Institute for Hungarian Culture in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Since 2009 György Dalos is member of the International Council of Austrian Service Abroad
Austrian Service Abroad
Austrian Service Abroad is a non-profit initiative and was founded in 1998 by Andreas Maislinger and Andreas Hörtnagl. Since 2001 Michael Prochazka is part of the managing committee.-General Information:...
.
Dalos lived in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
from 1987 to 1995. Since 1995, he lives in Berlin as a freelance publisher and editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
.
Work
- 1985 (1983) is a sequel to George OrwellGeorge OrwellEric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
's Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
. This novel begins with the death of Big Brother and reflects an intermediate period between 1984 and a more optimistic future characterized with a decline in orthodoxy of the totalitarian system, struggles of the ensuing powers and the near destruction of the Oceania air force by Eurasia. - The Circumcision (1990)
- Proletarier aller Lander, entschuldigt mich! (Ende des Ostblockwitzes) (Proletariats of all countries, I apologize! (End of the East Block joke)) (1993)
- The Guest from the Future (1996)
- Der Gottsucher (Godseeker) (1999)
- Ungarn in der Nusschale. Geschichte meines Landes (Hungary in a nutshell. History of my country) (2004
- Die Balaton Brigade (2006)
- 1956: Aufstand in Ungarn [1956: Uprising in Hungary] (2006)
- Jugenstil (Art Nouveau) (2007)
External links
- A Peaceless Democracy by Gyorgy Dalos, article, English, June 2009, on the current polarizationPolarization (politics)In politics, polarization is the process by which the public opinion divides and goes to the extremes. It can also refer to when the extreme factions of a political party gain dominance in a party. In either case moderate voices often lose power and influence as a consequence.-Definitions of...
of the political culturePolitical culturePolitical culture is the traditional orientation of the citizens of a nation toward politics, affecting their perceptions of political legitimacy.Conceptions...
and politics in Hungary.