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Boris Palotai (née Boris Pollák; 23 May 1904 in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) – 13 September 1983 (aged 79) in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian writer and poet, and laureate of the József Attila Prize. She was the mother of the director Péter Bacsó, and sister of the artist and writer Erzsi Palotai.
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Born | Pollák Boris 23 May 1904 Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) |
Died | 13 September 1983 79) Budapest, Hungary | (aged
Resting place | Farkasréti Cemetery |
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Children | Péter Bacsó |
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Relatives | Erzsi Palotai (sister) |
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Years active | 1926–1983 |
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Armand Palotai (Pollák) and Margit Friedmann (1880–1969) gave birth to Boris in a Jewish family. Her grandparents were restaurateurs and wine merchants.[1][2] From 1919 to 1940, she lived in Košice where she completed her secondary education. Her first collection of poems, Tavaszi áradás, was published in 1926. In 1928, she gave birth to her son, Bacsó Péter. In 1932, she was the editor-in-chief of the youth magazine Én Lapom in Košice. She won the competitions of Atheneum and Nyugat. In 1946, residing in Budapest for six years, she became the editor of the magazine Asszonyok.[citation needed]
She spent much of her life in Košice before settling permanently in Budapest in 1939. From 1947 to 1953, she headed the literary section of Népszava. In the following years, her novels delved into deeper and more bitter worlds, describing the conflicts between the era and the individual.[citation needed]
Her literary career was marked by works that explored themes of social oppression and feminism.[3] Boris Palotai was also very active in the left-wing literary and political circles in Budapest after World War II.[4]
Many films were made based on her works.
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