Person Details

Birthday: 1900-01-25 15:54:38

Death: 1970-06-23 15:54:38

Aliases: Fekete István

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Gölle, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

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Movie Involvements: 7

TV Involvements: 2


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Biography

István Fekete (January 25, 1900 – June 23, 1970) was a Hungarian writer, author of several youth novels and animal stories. He is perhaps best known for his youth novel Tüskevár ("Thorn Castle", 1957), about two city boys' summer holiday at the corner of Lake Balaton and Zala River, their experiences, adventures, contact with Nature in its genuine form. They are helped by an old man on their gradual journey into manhood. This novel was awarded the Attila József Prize in 1960, was made into a film in 1967 and was voted to be the 8th most liked novel of Hungary in the Big Read in 2005. Its sequel was Téli berek ("Winter Grove", 1959). This novel, as well as Vuk: The Little Fox and Thistle, were also in the top 100 of the Big Read. Description above from the Wikipedia article István Fekete, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Little Fox
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8

The Little Fox

(1981) Writer
A Fox's Tale
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2

A Fox's Tale

(2008) Characters
Thorn Castle
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6

Thorn Castle

(1967) Writer
The Aga's Testament
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7

The Aga's Testament

(1967) Writer
Thorn Castle
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7

Thorn Castle

(2012) Writer
Time to Mature
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7

Time to Mature

(1976) Novel
The Golden Peacock
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7

The Golden Peacock

(1943) Screenplay
Bogáncs
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Bogáncs

(1958) Writer

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