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The pre-war Oradea was a town well known not only across the country, but also abroad. There used to be a poor little river, beside the Crisul Repede, which was the main river, that was called Pete, or Pece in Hungarian. For decades, Oradea was known as the ‘Paris on the banks of the Pete.’
The locals had nicknamed it like that as a mockery, but also, and especially, in recognition of its remarkable social and cultural life. Even before World War I, there was a very strong literary circle there, led by the great poet Ady Endre [1]. It was a group of poets and literati called ‘Those of Tomorrow,’ ‘Holnapostok’ in Hungarian.
The locals had nicknamed it like that as a mockery, but also, and especially, in recognition of its remarkable social and cultural life. Even before World War I, there was a very strong literary circle there, led by the great poet Ady Endre [1]. It was a group of poets and literati called ‘Those of Tomorrow,’ ‘Holnapostok’ in Hungarian.
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Oradea
Romania
Interview
Miklos Kallos