The Poetics of Homelessness

The Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK), in collaboration with ELTE HTK Institute of Literary Scholarship, will hold a book launch at 5:00 p.m., March 17, 2026: The Poetics of Homelessness. Studies on Agota Kristof

https://gondolatkiado.hu/.../az-otthontalansag-poetikaja.../The book is presented by:
Dávid Szolláth, literary historian, senior researcher at ELTE HTK Literary Scholarship Institute
Participants in the discussion:
Sarolta Deczki, literary historian, critic, senior researcher at ELTE HTK Literary Scholarship Institute, Ágnes Kovács, writer, literary historian, researcher at iASK, Dorottya Szávai, literary historian, associate professor at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. The event will be closed by Zsolt Prieger, professor, with a compilation of Agota Kristof's texts with a musical compilation by Zsolt Prieger, teacher, writer, founder of Anima Sound System, and actress Laura Döbrösi. Venue: Petőfi Literary Museum (16 Károlyi utca, Budapest 1053). The studies in the volume present the work of Agota Kristof, an outstanding author of contemporary world literature, using the latest findings in literary studies to present to the scientific community and a wider readership: how a writer from a small Hungarian border town became world-famous, and how her life's work, rooted in multiple cultures, languages, and identities, fits into Hungarian literature. The volume was published by Gondolat Publishing House and the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK). It was edited by Sarolta Deczki and Ágnes Kovács. The cover was designed by graphic artist András Tellinger. The table of contents can be downloaded at:

https://iti.abtk.hu/images/AgotaKristof_kotet_tartalom.pdf After the book launch, the audience can listen to a lecture by Zsolt Prieger and Laura Döbrösi entitled Horrornapló. A Journey from Kristóf Ágota to Agota Kristof. Agota Kristof is an internationally renowned, mysterious, yet undeservedly marginalized writer who is a star in the world, yet Hungarian readers know nothing about her except for Le Grand Cahier. Yet her life's work is a thriller-filled history, goose bumps and passion, a Hungarian Odyssey reflecting on our past and present. Horror Diary is a performance by Laura Döbrösi and Zsolt Prieger that is full of excitement and personal commentary, and even intimacy.