Imre Cselenyák

My parents were divorced, I was raised by my grandparents, after primary school I went on to secondary school for pharmaceuticals and then worked for many years as a chemical technician in the competitive sector. In the meantime I passed the ORI exam and became a professional musician. Since 1989, I have been writing short prose and reviews, which have been published in literary journals such as C.E.T., Magyar Napló, Irodalmi Jelen, Szépirodalmi figyelő, Előretolt Helyőrség, etc. I am the author of several novels, a significant part of which are now biographies of our classical Hungarian poets. I have been organizing literary evenings in Budapest and all over the country, as well as abroad (Felvidék, Transylvania, Kárpátalja) for thirty years now, and I have participated in writers’ and readers’ meetings. I have presented, among many other things, my musical literature class “The Golden Mother of Our Nation” in several disadvantaged primary schools.
My main publications:
Hey, Emberke! (short novel), Kráter Műhely Egyesület, 1997
Eh, Menschenkind! ( Hey, Emberke in German), Seneca-Togora , 1999
Reggelek (short stories), Puedlo, 1999
Fuldokló August (novel), Magyar Napló, 2004
Ágoston úrfi (novel), Coldwell, 2007
Áldott az a bölcső (The blessed is the cradle (János Arany’s life story). Book Moth, 2017
Hej, Tinódi! (Lantos Sebestyén Tinódi’s life story), Helikon, 2022
Tiszta szívvel (József Attila’s life story), Book Moth, 2023
Eliramlik az élet (Sándor Petőfi’s life story) Lazi, 2023
My awards:
2011. Rauscher György Award
2023 Book of the Year Award
2024 Fitz József Book Award