13 must-read hungarian literature books like Árvácska by Zsigmond Móricz

Cover of Árvácska by Zsigmond Móricz

Árvácska

By: Zsigmond Móricz

4.10

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

Arguably the most gut-wrenching, and simultaneously the most lyrical of Zsigmond Móricz’s numerous …

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Cover of A Journey Round My Skull by Oliver Sacks, Frigyes Karinthy, Vernon Duckworth Barker

1. A Journey Round My Skull

By: Oliver Sacks , Frigyes Karinthy , Vernon Duckworth Barker

4.13

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

The distinguished Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy was sitting in a Budapest café, wondering wheth… read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
"Art is a complementary source of truth, for it enlists the help of the imagination to carry mankind beyond a mere observation of facts. Real achievement is possible only when both work in association."

-Oliver Sacks, A Journey Round My Skull

"My head ached. I was thinking of the pain, and wondering how it was possible for physical agony to be so intense. I had never imagined that such a torture could be endured. Yet here was I, both consc…"

-Oliver Sacks, A Journey Round My Skull

Cover of Anna Édes by Dezső Kosztolányi, George Szirtes (translator)

2. Anna Édes

By: Dezső Kosztolányi , George Szirtes (translator)

3.87

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

This ​long out-of-print novel by Hungarian writer Kosztolanyi (1885-1936) takes place in Budapest j… read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
  • fiction
"A szem az agyvelő legtávolabbi képződménye, a koponya kiugró bástyafokán maga is egy látó, szabadon hagyott agyvelő, mely a megismerés lázában, valamikor a lét kozmikus forradalmában két lyukat szakí…"

-Dezső Kosztolányi, Anna Édes

"Távollevő ismerőseinket szeretjük megrögzíteni egy ponton, egy határozott helyzetben, akár a halottakat, megállítjuk fölöttük az időt, jámbor öncsalással elhitetjük magunkkal, hogy képzeletünknek az …"

-Dezső Kosztolányi, Anna Édes

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3. The Paul Street Boys

By: Ferenc Molnár , Masimiliano Longo

4.17

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The war between two groups of Hungarian boys living in Budapest. One with Hungarian national colour… read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
"Csónakosi taskus leidus kõike. Pole sellist turgugi, kus oleks nii palju kõige mitmekesisemaid asju kui Csónakosi taskus. Seal oli sulenuga, nööri, kuule, vasest ukselink, naelu, võti, riiet, märkmik…"

-Ferenc Molnár, The Paul Street Boys

"Ama ben kahraman değilim. Buraya gelmemin ne kadar önemli olduğunu bilmiyordum. Ben sadece diğer arkadaşlar gibi savaşmaya geldim. Onlar gibi, aynen arkadaşlarım gibi... Sonra birden önünde Feri Áts’…"

-Ferenc Molnár, The Paul Street Boys

"Was it good? Nemecsek fixed his blue eyes on Gereb and replied: Yes, and quietly added: Much better than to be standing on the bank, laughing at me. I'd rather stay in the water neck-deep until New Y…"

-Ferenc Molnár, The Paul Street Boys

Cover of Quarantine In The Grand Hotel by Jenő Rejtő

4. Quarantine In The Grand Hotel

By: Jenő Rejtő

3.74

Format: 296 pages,

Quarantine in the Grand Hotelcenters around a mysterious murder in a hotel on the island of Little … read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Journey by Moonlight by Len Rix, Antal Szerb

5. Journey by Moonlight

By: Len Rix , Antal Szerb

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

A major classic of 1930s literature, Antal Szerb's Journey by Moonlight (Utas es Holdvilag)is the f… read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
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6. Tóték

By: István Örkény

4.20

Format: 288 pages,

,,A Totek... a magam szandeka szerint a kiszolgaltatottak tragikomediaja. ...Kolcsonos fuggosegben … read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
  • fiction

7. Egy magyar nábob

By: Mór Jókai

4.12

Format: 29 pages, Paperback

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
  • fiction

8. Skylark

By: Dezső Kosztolányi , Péter Esterházy , Richard Aczel

4.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is 1900, give or take a few years. The Vajkays--call them Mother and Father--live in Sarszeg, a … read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
  • fiction

9. The White King

By: György Dragomán

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Sandor Marai prize, and in the tradition of 'A Curious Incident' and 'Boy in the Stri… read more

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10. The Tragedy of Man

By: Imre Madách

4.32

Format: 224 pages,

A literary work by the Hungarian author Imre Madach, first published in 1861. A play composed in ve… read more

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11. Fatelessness

By: Imre Kertész , Tim Wilkinson

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

At the age of 14 Georg Koves is plucked from his home in a Jewish section of Budapest and without a… read more

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12. The Seagull

By: Anton Chekhov , Michael Frayn

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Methuen Student Edition of Chekhov's classic play in Michael Frayn's acclaimed translation. When … read more

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13. The Man with the Golden Touch

By: Mór Jókai

3.18

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

Mor Jokai (1825-1904) was the first Hungarian novelist to achieve world fame. "The Man with the Gol… read more

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14. The Door

By: Magda Szabó , Len Rix

4.00

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

A busy young writer struggling to cope with domestic chores, hires a housekeeper recommended by a f… read more

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15. The Pendragon Legend

By: Antal Szerb

3.97

Format: None pages,

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16. Késtél (Bexi, #1)

By: Laura Leiner

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Budai Rebeka, aki tizenhat evesen egy gimnaziumi egyuttesben jatszott, egy atlagos napon zenes vide… read more

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17. Maradj velem (Iskolák versenye, #2)

By: Laura Leiner

4.53

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Elérkezett az Iskolák Országos Versenyének hatodik napja, és a piros csapat szétesni látszik. A kez… read more

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  • hungarian literature
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18. Abigail

By: Magda Szabó

4.33

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of … read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • classics
  • fiction
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19. Árvácska

By: Zsigmond Móricz

4.10

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

Arguably the most gut-wrenching, and simultaneously the most lyrical of Zsigmond Móricz’s numerous … read more

Similar categories in Zsigmond Móricz's Árvácska book and Zsigmond Móricz's Árvácska

  • classics
  • hungarian literature
  • fiction
  • novels
  • audiobook
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20. A kőszívű ember fiai

By: Mór Jókai

3.62

Format: 523 pages, Hardcover

Hungarian read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • novels
  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of Pedig olyan szépen éltek by Éva Szentesi

21. Pedig olyan szépen éltek

By: Éva Szentesi

4.05

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Nyilánszki Mari hétéves. Egy Tisza-menti kisvárosban él, fullasztó, szeretet nélküli közegben. Kopo… read more

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  • hungarian literature
  • audiobook

10 Top fiction books like Árvácska by Zsigmond Móricz

Transform Your Habits

Anna Édes

Dezső Kosztolányi , George Szirtes (translator)

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Paul Street Boys

Ferenc Molnár , Masimiliano Longo

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Quarantine In The Grand Hotel

Jenő Rejtő

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Journey by Moonlight

Len Rix , Antal Szerb

4.08

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Transform Your Habits

Anna Édes

Dezső Kosztolányi , George Szirtes (translator)

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Bánk Bán

József Katona

2.76

Transform Your Habits

Iskola a határon

None , Marjanca Mihelič

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Journey by Moonlight

Len Rix , Antal Szerb

4.08

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