| Magazine Name: |
Élet és Irodalom |
| Magazine name in English: |
The Life and Literature |
| Alternative Names: |
ÉS |
| Owner: |
Irodalom Kft. |
| Publisher: |
Kiadja az Irodalom Kft. |
| Country / Region: |
Hungary (Budapest) |
| Language: |
Hungarian |
| Format type: |
Magazine |
| Category: |
Books, literature |
| Political alignment: |
Left |
| Frequency: |
Weekly |
| Publication Years (print version): |
1957 — now (66 years) |
| ISSN: |
0424-8848 |
| Official Pages: |
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| Website: |
www.es.hu [read with translation] |
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«Életés Irodalom», also known by its abbreviated name «ÉS», was founded in 1957 as a «literary magazine» in Hungarian. He became a logical continuation and de facto follower of the critical literary magazine «Szabó Dezső», published unofficially in 1923. Until 1956, another literary magazine, «Irodalmi Újság», was published in Hungary, representing the local Writers ' Union, but it was closed as a result of the revolutionary events. The new publication was supposed to become an official place where creative intellectuals could speak out, naturally, under the censorship control of the authorities. «Élet es Irodalom» in Hungarian can be defined as «Life and Literature». To a greater extent, it was a literary club and a place for publications of contemporary authors allowed by censorship, as well as a critical platform. A little later, in addition to literary works, various author's notes and reports on the daily cultural and artistic life of Hungary and other social countries began to be published on the pages of «Élet es Irodalom». Over the years, the magazine has published such famous personalities as: Christian Grecho, Miklos Vamos, Viktor Shklovsky.
«Elet es Irodalom» was one of the leading independent Hungarian publications in the difficult 1990s for Hungary. The magazine's themes include postmodernism, political left-wing liberalism, literary and artistic works, and various investigative journalism and reports. The magazine also has a political affiliation — it traditionally supports the Hungarian Socialist Party and the Free Democratic Alliance.
The structure of the magazine was formed in the mid-1960s and has remained virtually unchanged since then. The publication is based on 2 sections: the first part contains journalism, interviews, and reports; the second part contains prose, poetry, and art criticism. The electronic version does not have such a clear division and is more loyal in this respect: journalism, feuilletons, literature review, prose, interviews, current cultural trends, news, reports, calendar of events, dictionary and catalog of authors.
