György Faludy

György Faludy (September 22, 1910 – September 1, 2006), sometimes anglicized as George Faludy, was a Hungarian-born poet, writer and translator.

György Faludy
Born	György Bernát József Leimdörfer September 22, 1910 Budapest
Died	September 1, 2006(2006-09-01) (aged 95) Budapest
Resting place	Kerepesi Cemetery
Occupation	Writer poet translator
Language	Hungarian
Nationality	Hungarian
Citizenship	Hungarian, Canadian
Education	Fasori Gimnázium University of Vienna (1928–1930) Humboldt University of Berlin (1930–31)
Notable works	My Happy Days in Hell Translations of Villon's ballads
Notable awards	Kossuth Award
Years active	1937–2006
Spouse	Zsuzsanna Szegő (1953–1963) Katalin Fatime "Fanni" Kovács (2002–2006)
Partner	Eric Johnson (1966–2002)
Children	Andrew Faludy

Faludy died on September 1, 2006 in Budapest at the age of 95. He was openly bisexual.

Works

• 1962: My Happy Days in Hell; reissued 1985, ISBN 0-00-217461-8; 2003, ISBN 963-206-584-0
• 1966: City of Splintered Gods; translated by Flora Papastavrou
• 1970: Erasmus of Rotterdam. ISBN 0-413-26990-6; 1971, ISBN 0-8128-1444-4
• 1978: East and West: Selected Poems of George Faludy; edited by John Robert Colombo; with a profile of the poet by Barbara Amiel. Toronto: Hounslow Press ISBN 0-88882-025-9
• 1983: George Faludy: Learn This Poem of Mine by Heart: sixty poems and one speech. ISBN 0-88882-060-7; edited by John Robert Colombo
• 1985: George Faludy: Selected Poems 1933-80. ISBN 0-8203-0814-5, ISBN 0-8203-0809-9; edited by Robin Skelton
• 1987: Corpses, Brats, and Cricket Music: Hullák, kamaszok, tücsökzene: poems. ISBN 0-919758-29-0
• 1988: Notes From the Rainforest. ISBN 0-88882-104-2
• 2006: Two for Faludy. ISBN 1-55246-718-X edited by John Robert Colombo

Other websites

• György Faludy (1910 -), short biography and two poems from European Cultural Review
• György FALUDI (1910-2006) Archived 2017-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, timeline of life and works at HunLit.hu
• Rory Winston, "At Home with homelessness", October 2, 2006, The New York Resident, 2 October 2006
• Albert Tezla, "Faludy György", Hungarian Authors: A bibliographical Handbook, Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970. SBN 674 42650 9
• George Jonas, "The poet and the ballet dancer", The National Post, 8 March 2004
• "Interview with the poet Gyorgy Faludy: Literature will not survive the 21st century", hvg.hu, 6 June 2006
• Sandor Peto, Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy dies aged 96, Reuters, 2 September 2006
• "Hungarian poet and translator Gyorgy Faludy dies at 95," International Herald Tribune, September 2, 2006.
• City of Toronto names public space in honour of Hungarian-Canadian poet George Faludy, October 3, 2006
• George Faludy Memorial Park Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Jewish.hu: Famous Hungarian Jews: György Faludy
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