Ferenc Barnás

Ferenc Barnás is a Hungarian novelist.

BIOGRAPHY

1959: born in Debrecen, Hungary. 1982-1988: takes university courses in Debrecen, Budapest, and München. 1988: graduates from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) with degrees in Hungarian language/literature and Aesthetics. 1991: earns his doctoral degree at ELTE, with a dissertation entitled "Hermann Hesse világképe" ("The World View of Hermann Hesse"). 1988-1994: teaches literature and aesthetics in secondary schools for the arts in Budapest. 1990-1992: instructor of music aesthetics at the Department of Cultural History, ELTE.

WORKS

Novels

*"Az élősködő" ("The Parasite")

*"Bagatell" ("Bagatelle")

*"A kilencedik" ("The Ninth")

AWARDS

*2001: Sándor Márai Prize

*2006: Tibor Déry Prize

EXTERNAL LINKS

Ferenc Barnás' homepage [http://ferencbarnas.com]

HUNLIT Hungarian Literature Online [http://www.hunlit.hu/]