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Tibor Fischer
British
Novelist
Born:
Nov 15
,
1959
Being
Book
Get
Hungarian
More
You
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No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.
Tibor Fischer
Book
Looking
Own
No-One
Attention
Knocking
Masterpiece
Around
Wants
Your
A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.
Tibor Fischer
Political
Out
Issues
Political Issues
Role
Endures
Literary
Public
Social
Speaking
When I think of Hungarian films, I think of despair and bleakness, and what's more, despair and bleakness of indefensible duration.
Tibor Fischer
Think
Films
Despair
Indefensible
Hungarian
More
Duration
You don't really have to go anywhere in particular in New York City to have a good time. In every part of town, there's always something going on. It helps to know people there, too, because everything changes so fast, and they will be able to point out what's hot this month.
Tibor Fischer
Time
Good
You
People
Will
Good Time
Every
Too
Changes
Everything
Everything Changes
Month
Out
City
Able
Something
Point
Part
Hot
New
Particular
Town
Know
Because
Always
Go
York
Going
New York
New York City
Anywhere
Really
Helps
Fast
Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.
Tibor Fischer
Book
Books
About
More
Tend
Most
Well-Written
Reviewer
Reviews
Very
Than
I never could get a proper job.
Tibor Fischer
Job
Proper
Could
Never
Get
It's what the reader thinks that counts.
Tibor Fischer
Counts
Reader
Thinks
It's true, some senior Hungarian writers are not known for their laughter. There is a strong Germanic influence - an attitude that if it's enjoyable it can't possibly be literature.
Tibor Fischer
Attitude
Strong
Laughter
Hungarian
Possibly
Some
Writers
True
Known
Germanic
Senior
Influence
Literature
Enjoyable
I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now.
Tibor Fischer
Half
Sense
Other
Back
Humour
About
Council
Arguing
Had
Sure
Still
Were
Lots
German
Literature
While
Them
Convinced
Event
Now
Professors
British
Because my name is Hungarian, everyone assumed I knew about Hungary. I didn't. They also assumed that if you knew about Hungary, you also knew about the rest of Eastern Europe.
Tibor Fischer
You
Hungary
Rest
Assumed
Everyone
Hungarian
Eastern
Eastern Europe
About
Knew
Name
Also
Because
Europe
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