Holland
Hopman, Fritz. Born in Amsterdam, July 14, 1877. Studied in London and later in Amsterdam and Groningen. In 1910 he became attached to the staff of the Arnhemsche Courant. In 1912 he returned to London and in 1914 became professor of English at the University of Leyden. Author of, In Het Voorbijgaan, De Preeftijd, Van de Liefde die Vrij weu zijn, Nachtnaken, The Bearer of the Message.
Hungary
Babeti, Mihaly (Michael). Born in 1883. Became famous about the same time as Ady whom he joined in the leadership of the Nyugat, the celebrated post-war Hungarian review. At first he devoted himself entirely to poetry, when he revealed to the public the great artist and dreamer he was; furthermore being a scholar he has a sound knowledge of the habits and general trend of thought of the different cliques in Hungary. His style changed after the war, his becoming more human, his lyrics more heartrending and his expressions stronger. Besides his own works he has translated Sophocles, Dante, Shakespeare, Baudelaire, Verlaine and others. The following are a few outstanding titles: The Leaves of Iris’s Crown, The Vale of Unrest, The Calif of the Storks, The Christmas Madonna, Virgil Timai’s Son, The Castle of Cards, Stories and Novels.
de Bartoky, Josef. Born in Bekscsaba in 1865. In 1918, undersecretary of Agriculture. Author, Oszi Istek (Winter Evenings), Telben (In Winter), Mecsvilag (The Light of a Candle), Szivarvany (The Rainbow).
Herczeg, Ferencz. Born in 1863 at Versecz. The greatest living Hungarian author. Author, Fenn es Lent (Up and Down), Poganyok (The Pagans), Ocskay Brigaderos (Brigadier Ocskay), Az elet Kapuja (The Door of Life).
Kosztolanyi, Desire. Born in 1885 at Subottiza (Szabadka) on the Serbo-Hungarian frontier. The representative of the impressionist movement. Author, A szegeny kis gyermek panaszai (Complaints of a Poor Little Boy), Negy fal kozett (Between Four Walls), Magia (Magi), Kenyer es bor (Bread and Wine), Bolondok (The Lunatics), Bela az egyugyu (Bela the Fool).
de Pekar, Julius. Born in Debrecen in 1867. A prisoner during the Communist revolution. The president of the Feher Haz (the anti-bolshevist society). Author of more than 65 books. Akom the Eternal.
Zoltam, Ambrus. Born in Debrecen in 1861. The great disciple of French literature in Hungary. Autumn’s Sun.
India
Gupta, Bijay Sen. The Betel Seller.
Italy
Ferioli, Giuseppina. The Shark.
Haydee (Ida Finzi). Born in Triestin in 1884. Author, Racconti di Natale, Gli Amici de Lucia, Paolo Landi, Vita Triestina, Le Quasi Artisti.
