Piroska Reichard (Hungarian: Reichard Piroska; 26 September 1884 – 1 January 1943) was a Hungarian-Jewish poet, critic, and translator.

Biography

Piroska Reichard was born in Carpathian Ruthenia to Jewish parents Ernesztina (née Friedmann) and Márk Reichard. She attended secondary school in Miskolc and went on to complete a teacher's diploma and doctorate at the University of Budapest.[1] She afterwards became a high school teacher.[2]

Her work first appeared in the literary journal Nyugat, to which she became a regular contributor, publishing some eighty pieces between 1908 and 1941.[2] She also translated into Hungarian the works of Nietzsche, Edgar Allan Poe, and others, and wrote essays, short stories, and children's literature. She was best known, however, for her poetry, which frequently explored the theme of solitude.[3] Her most notable collections of verse are Az életen kívül ('Out of Life,' 1911) and Őszi üdvözlet ('Autumn Greetings,' 1922).

Reichard's work was recognized by a Baumgarten Prize in 1932.[4] She fled persecution during the Holocaust in Hungary, ultimately committing suicide on 1 January 1943.[5]

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