Sándor Weöres born 100 years ago
SÁNDOR WEÖRES BORN 100 YEARS AGO
Magyar Posta is issuing a miniature sheet with a surcharge to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the celebrated poet, writer and literary translator. Graphic compositions of quotations from his works and drawings illustrating them appear on the miniature sheet. The sheet was designed by the graphic artist BoglárkaNádi and thirty thousand copies were made by the printing company Pénzjegynyomda. Magyar Posta devotes the proceeds from the surcharge to supporting youth stamp collecting. The new stamps will be available at large post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 20 June, but may also be purchased from Magyar Posta’s online store.
Boglárka Nádi, the
first-time stamp designer, said in connection with the centenary stamps: “When
I was given the assignment, I thought a great deal about how I could do justice
to Sándor Weöres. I wanted to design a stamp that he would like if he were
still alive. Or rather I’d like to think that he would. I was inspired by the
introduction to his book Hungarian Etudes written by his wife, ‘This
book is a gift. I, too, was given it as a gift.
S.W. drew and wrote it for me in the early years of our marriage in as
many different coloured inks as he could find. That’s why it became as
colourful as an Easter egg. It has always been my favourite present. It is said
that love grows the more we share it. It is with this love that I place this
book as a gift into the hands of the reader.’ After I read this, I perused
the volume thoroughly and became convinced that I should choose the calligraphy
and paint the stamps in the same spirit as shown by the love with which he
illustrated and calligraphed the book for Amy Károlyi. I hope I managed to do
so.” Sándor Weöres (1913–1989)
Kossuth Prize-winning poet, writer and literary translator, founder of the Béla
Pásztor Award for young poets. His wife, Amy Károlyi, was also a poet and
literary translator. His first volume (It Is Cold) was published in Pécs in
1934. Generations grew up on his colourful, tuneful verses. The best known are
Bobita (1955) and If the World Were a Thrush (1974). As a translator
his achievement is also astounding. His interpretation of works mainly directly
from the original of authors in English, German, French, Russian, Ukrainian,
Italian and Latin raised him to the pinnacle of literature translated into
Hungarian.
Source: enciklopedia.fazekas.hu
FOR YOUTH 2013:
SÁNDOR
WEÖRES:
Order code: 2013130040011 (miniature
sheet),
2013130060012 (FDC)
Date of issue:
20 June 2013
Total face value: HUF 440+100
Number of copies issued:
30 000 miniature sheets
Perforated size of stamps: 30 x 40 mm
Imperforated size of the miniature sheet: 140 x 60 mm
Printed by Pénzjegynyomda Zrt.
Designed by Boglárka Nádi
The surcharge of the
stamps may not be used to pay for postage on letter-mail items.
