József Molnár (writer)
József Molnár ( born August 27, 1918 in Budapest, † 1 December 2009 Munich) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, publisher and printer.
Life
The Mother Mary, born Lagler (1886-1943) worked in Budapest as a cook. The biological father is unknown. Growing up is József Csepreg with relatives of his mother. When he was 14 years old, he was adopted by Eugen Molnár. Thus, from József Lagler - József Molnár. Highly talented and eager to learn, he came through private funding at the Kossuth Lajos Grammar School in Budapest. He was one of the best graduates in the financial year 1938.
On 1 December 1938 he became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Hungary and soon secretary of the Youth Committee. In 1945, he joined the National Peasants' Party ( Nemzeti Parasztpárt ), in the party leadership, he was elected. In 1947 his party outlet. In November 1948 he left Hungary and went to live in exile.
In the summer of 1949, meanwhile, arrived in Switzerland, he earned his living in various companies as a laborer. The emigration led him on through Europe to New York. In 1955, he lived in a boarding house in Munich and worked as a political commentator for Radio Free Europe.
In Munich, he met his second wife. It was a conversation about the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, who led the two to each other. In November 1959, she moved into an apartment in the east of Munich and finally got married in September 1965. They were together until the day on which József Molnár died after an unfortunate fall on 1 December 2009.
The urn grave by József Molnár is on the Munich East Cemetery.
Work
József Molnár belonged to the group of Hungary, the 1950 Látóhatár - brought to life - a journal of literature and politics. Starting in 1958, the magazine then published under the name Új Látóhatár ( " New Horizon "). József Molnár In print shop in Munich it was made over decades in an outstanding quality. She was one of the most respected print products in the Hungarian language from the West in the time of emigration. József Molnár was guiding spirit of the magazine until the last issue in December 1989. Aurora over his publishing numerous books published since 1963 with contemporary Hungarian writers. József Molnár was honored for his life's work with the Officer's Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.
József Molnár served the letter, as he put it himself once. He worked for many years with the historical writings of Nicolas Kis ( 1650-1702 ). He founded the Foundation Misztótfalusi Kis Miklós Múzeumi Alapítvány and was the founder of the museum in Misztótfalu, which was inaugurated on September 8, 1991 with great celebrations and to the public.
József Molnár was also a founding member of the Academia Musicae Pro Mundo Uno in Rome. With József Juhar ( theologian and music expert of Hungarian origin ), has the Academy in 1978, he had a year long friendship.