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Endre Farkas Fonds
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Correspondence

This series consists of personal correspondence between Farkas and other artists/poets. Both electronic and handwritten mail are present in the files.

Endre Farkas Fonds

  • CA RBD MSG 1211
  • Fonds
  • 1952-2016

The fonds consists of literary works composed by Farkas, including scripts, manuscripts, poems, and plays. The records reflect Farkas’ involvement within the arts community, as well as many works relating to Canadian culture, specifically in Quebec. Farkas’ records span from 1952 until 2016. Locations that are reflected in Farkas’ works are Canada and Hungary.

No discernable order has been detected except for boxes 7 and 8 where poems are sorted alphabetically. The records have been filed into series which are detailed below. There are photographs, personal correspondence, translations of other poems and audiovisual materials (cassettes, CDs and DVDs). There are large amounts of correspondence with other artists and performers in both Canada and Europe, another reflection of his involvement within the community. The series listing is as follows: 1) Correspondence, 2) Manuscripts, 3) Poems & Poetry, 4) Reviews, 5) Scripts & Performance Pieces, 6) Translations, 7) Vehicule, 8) Works by other authors, 9) Mixed media, 10) An Evening in the Muses’ Company and 11) Photographs and visual materials.

Farkas, Endre, 1948-

Manuscripts

This series consists of manuscripts written by Farkas, both drafts and final copies. These manuscripts include Chance Takes, Murders, Face Off/Mise au Jeu, Surviving Wor(l)ds, Blood is Blood, How To, Never Again, Szerbusz, Life Till The Next Morning, Romantic at Heart and Other Faults, Language Cops, This Wind, and Katie the Collector.

Mixed media

This series consists of audiovisual materials and mixed media including CDs, DVDs and cassettes. They include video recordings of Endre Farkas’ plays as well as spoken word poetry.

Photographs & visual materials

This series consists of photographs, posters, and advertisements for Endre Farkas’ plays and associated artists. It also includes maps from Farkas’ trip to Budapest.

Poems & Poetry

This series consists of poems written by Endre Farkas. Many of them are sorted alphabetically. All documents relating to other poets and poetry-related endeavours. Newsletters and bulletins from the Montreal Poets’ Information Exchange are also included.

Reviews

This series consists of reviews of Endre Farkas’ books, plays and performances.

Scripts & Performance Pieces

This series consists of scripts written by Endre Farkas for plays that were performed live. These scripts include The Haunted House, Murders, A Minute to Go, The Heart of the Matter, Midnight Jazzing, I Love You Je T’aime, The Every Day, No More Easy Love Poems, Voices, Time, and Circus of Words.

Translations

This series consists of poems translated by Endre Farkas into English and French. A large portion of this translations are of a Hungarian poet named Bari Karoly, with whom Farkas was good friends.

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