Zsófia Bán
Biographic Data
| ID | 1639558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zsófia Bán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zsófia |
| FAMILY NAME | Bán |
| SIGNATURE | BÁN Z |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4241-5688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Night School
ESSAY Night School or, The Ancient Art of East European Heavy Breathing by Zsófia Bán S ometime in the mid-1980s, at the first conference of the European Association of American Studies held behind the Iron Curtain, in Budapest, an American writer managed to say, only half-ironically, how much he envied his East European counterparts, since their words counted for so much: they were so closely watched that they risked being censored, even banned.…
Venom
In this story, Hungarian author Zsófia Bán writes into a little-known episode from Hungary's tangled and traumatic pre–and post–World War II history, centered around film star and singer Katalin Karády. The iconic diva of the Horthy era was accused of spying in wartime, imprisoned, tortured, and banned on radio and in theaters in her home country in 1944; after her release, she saved Jews from certain execution on the Danube banks. Marginalized a…
Venom
In this story, Hungarian author Zsófia Bán writes into a little-known episode from Hungary's tangled and traumatic pre–and post–World War II history, centered around film star and singer Katalin Karády. The iconic diva of the Horthy era was accused of spying in wartime, imprisoned, tortured, and banned on radio and in theaters in her home country in 1944; after her release, she saved Jews from certain execution on the Danube banks. Marginalized a…
The Two Fridas
FICTION The Two Fridas ZsofiaBan hey had us sitting together though we didn't want to. We even said we didn't. JL At thatour teacherwhisked her cane staff through theair,with an astonishing alacrity given her body weight. Who asked you, she asked, and since no one had asked, we decided not to answer rather than be asked again. We sat in silence. Held our traps.The whole class held their traps. You might say it's not particularly good being a new …
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The Two Fridas
FICTION The Two Fridas ZsofiaBan hey had us sitting together though we didn't want to. We even said we didn't. JL At thatour teacherwhisked her cane staff through theair,with an astonishing alacrity given her body weight. Who asked you, she asked, and since no one had asked, we decided not to answer rather than be asked again. We sat in silence. Held our traps.The whole class held their traps. You might say it's not particularly good being a new …
Venom
In this story, Hungarian author Zsófia Bán writes into a little-known episode from Hungary's tangled and traumatic pre–and post–World War II history, centered around film star and singer Katalin Karády. The iconic diva of the Horthy era was accused of spying in wartime, imprisoned, tortured, and banned on radio and in theaters in her home country in 1944; after her release, she saved Jews from certain execution on the Danube banks. Marginalized a…
Venom
In this story, Hungarian author Zsófia Bán writes into a little-known episode from Hungary's tangled and traumatic pre–and post–World War II history, centered around film star and singer Katalin Karády. The iconic diva of the Horthy era was accused of spying in wartime, imprisoned, tortured, and banned on radio and in theaters in her home country in 1944; after her release, she saved Jews from certain execution on the Danube banks. Marginalized a…
Night School
ESSAY Night School or, The Ancient Art of East European Heavy Breathing by Zsófia Bán S ometime in the mid-1980s, at the first conference of the European Association of American Studies held behind the Iron Curtain, in Budapest, an American writer managed to say, only half-ironically, how much he envied his East European counterparts, since their words counted for so much: they were so closely watched that they risked being censored, even banned.…
Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · History (3 works) · Communism (2 works) · Espionage (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)