Miklós Molnar interview, The University of Iowa, circa 1996

Molnár, Miklós, 1946-

Nazareth, Peter

University of Iowa. International Writing Program

Hungarian

WSUI (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
KSUI 91.7 FM (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)

Hungarian author Miklós Molnar begins by talking about his family history including Attila Joseph, whose prize Molnar won later in life. He also discusses being imprisoned for eight months for speaking out against Marxist philosophy. He then reads an excerpt of a story written about the Soviet Union and a poem, “Sing Song.” After a brief discussion on Western media available in Hungary, he discusses his new philosophy which is an attempt to get beyond words and to problematize literature.

Peter Nazareth, a native of Uganda, is a Professor of English and African-American World Studies at the University of Iowa. Since 1974, he has been advisor to the University's International Writing Program, which brings writers from around the world to the University of Iowa for semester-long residencies. Over the span of more than thirty years, Nazareth has recorded interviews, seminars, and panel discussions with IWP writers conducted in various settings, including "Humanities at Iowa", a 1980s radio show that aired on WSUI/KSUI.

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Authors, Hungarian
Communism -- Hungary
Literature -- Translations

Molnár, Miklós, 1946-

Humanities at Iowa (Radio program)

1990-2000

United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City

00:27:24

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