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'''Artist:''' [[Gyorgy Faludy]]
'''Artist:''' [[Gyorgy Faludy]]


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'''Location:''' Hungary
'''Location:''' Hungary


'''Description of Artwork:''' Faludy's translation of Heinrich Heine's ''Germany: A Winter's Tale'' describes Hitler as a "bloodsucking leader."   
'''Description of Artwork:''' Faludy's translation of Heinrich Heine's ''Germany: A Winter's Tale'' describes Hitler as a "bloodsucking leader."  The original by Heine is a satirical verse-epic that faced controversy in the 19th century.


'''The Incident:''' Faludy's translation of ''Germany: A Winter's Tale'' was banned in Hungary.
'''The Incident:''' Faludy's translation of ''Germany: A Winter's Tale'' was banned in Hungary.
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Revision as of 21:10, 29 July 2011

Date: 1937

Region: Europe

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Literature


Germany Winter.jpg

Artist: Gyorgy Faludy

Confronting Bodies: Pro-Nazi Hungarian government

Dates of Action: 1937

Location: Hungary

Description of Artwork: Faludy's translation of Heinrich Heine's Germany: A Winter's Tale describes Hitler as a "bloodsucking leader." The original by Heine is a satirical verse-epic that faced controversy in the 19th century.

The Incident: Faludy's translation of Germany: A Winter's Tale was banned in Hungary.

Source: Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones