István Vas

"... in him, the Hungarian national tradition, the classical perspective of world literature and everything that the logical mind can utilize from avant-garde endeavors are combined into an organic whole." Géza Hegedűs The volume of the Hungarian Academy of Arts' series of short monographs entitled Close-ups of Writers deals with the poet István Vas (1910-1991). Series editor Margit Ács. The series presents previously unexplored oeuvres in a summary manner. The books also include a selected bibliography and an appendix of images. István Vas' oeuvre was processed by László Sturm, a literary historian and university professor.