Mór Jókai
Mór Jókai of ASVA [ mo ː jo ː r kɒi ], baptized as Jókay Móricz ( born February 18, 1825 Komárom, today Komárno, Slovakia, † May 5, 1904 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer and journalist.
Jókai wrote primarily historical novels that reflect an inherent romance. He devoted all his life to the Hungarian language. Jókai was considered a liberal Hungarian patriot, he was after 1897 Member of the Hungarian Parliament. He was editor of the satire and wit sheet Az Üstökös until 1920, was published in 1861 in Vienna, and in which he wrote under the pseudonym Kakas Márton ( Martin Hahn ). He was in 1848 together with Sándor Petofi Hungarian revolutionary leader of the youth.
Works (selection)
- A Hungarian Nabob ( Egy magyar nabob 1854), German 1856
- The Baradlays (A Koszivu ember fiai, 1869)
- A Gold Man ( Az ember arany, 1872), German 1873
- One stood out wasp nest (Rab Raby, 1879)
- The unfortunate weathercock. Narratives ( Válogatott Elbeszélések I-III, 1904)
- Up to the North Pole. A classic science fiction novel. First as up to the North Pole, or What about the Tegetthoff happen next? (! Egész az Északi polusig vagy: mi lett tovább a Tegetthoffal? ) Published in 25 issues of the magazine Az Üstökös from 2 January to 19 June 1875 in 26 German booklets from 3 January to 22 July 1875 Pest Lloyd
- The two Trenck (A két Trenk, 1907)
- The petty kings. Roman ( A kiskirályok )
- The Last Days of the Janissaries. Roman ( Janicsárok végnapjai, 1854)
- The black mask ( Szegény gazdagok, 1860)
- The white woman of Löcse. Novel of Hungary in 1710 (A Locsei fehér asszony, 1885)
- Hugo of have-not. A notorious adventurer of the 17th century
- Pußtafrühling. Two stories
- Saffi. Amendment ( to the libretto of the operetta The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss ( son ) )
- Black diamonds ( Fekete gyémántok, 1870)
- Zoltan Karpathy, the son of the Nabob. Roman ( Kárpáthy Zoltán, 1854)
- The romance of the next century, Roman, German 1879 (A Jövő század Regenye, 1872-74 )