Orokhetfo

Hungarian title:

Petri György: Örökhétfő - AB Független Kiadó - szamizdat

Artist:

Rajk, László

Size:

Book (cca. 23 x 16 cm)

Year:

1981

Condition:

Fine, the dust jacket has light wear, especially along the edges and the spine.

Material:

Paper, print.

Price: US$600

Description:

Gyorgy Petri: Orokhetfo is a 1981 Hungarian samizdat book of poetry published by AB Fuggetlen Kiado in Budapest, Hungary, with the covers designed by Laszlo Rajk.

Size: 15 x 20.5 cm

Publishing information: AB Független Kiadó. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's original wrappers. 79 pages. Paperback. Printed in 940 copies. Collection of poems by György Petri. György Petri was a József Attila Prize winning poet, translator and journalist, the founder of Digital Literature Academy. Petri signed a declaration in 1977 that expressed solidarity with the Czech civil right movement along with 34 Hungarian intellectuals, the Charta 77. He actively supported Samizdat and was the founder editor (in 1981) of the periodical, Beszélő (Speaker) that was the most important Samizdat journal of the era. He was only willing to publish his works excluding any censorship, and this could be only happen through Samizdat. This book is one of the first publications of the AB Független Kiadó. The graphic design on the back cover, the word -picture was created by László Rajk Jr. He was an architect what influenced his graphic designs as well. His compositions are strictly constructed geometric works done with great attention to detail. The typography is always an organic part of his compositions. He designed numerous covers for Samizdat publications.