1. Gábor Lanczkor: A mindennapit ma (This Day, Our Daily. Kalligram, novel)
2. János Háy: Egy szerelmes vers története (The Story of a Love Poem. Palatinus, poetry)
3. Andrea Tompa: A hóhér háza (The Executioner’s house. Kalligram, novel)
4. Szilárd Rubin: Római egyes (Roman One. Magvető, novel) 5. Éva Berniczky: Várkulcsa (The Key of the Fortress. Magvető, short stories) 6. László Garaczi: Arc és hátraarc (Face and About-face. Magvető, novel)
7. Gábor Schein: Egy angyal önéletrajzai (The Autobiographies of an Angel. Jelenkor, novel) 8. László Szilasi: Szentek hárfája (Saints’ Harp. Magvető, novel) 9. Edina Tallér: A húsevő (The Carnivore. Kalligram, novel) 10-11. Péter Nádas: Szirénének (Siren Song. Jelenkor, drama) János Rosmer: Hátsó ülés (Back Seat. Kalligram, poetry)
"Top Eleven” is a Hungarian critics’ list published each month in the weekly Magyar Narancs. The jury, made up of prominent critics and writers, have to choose four out of all the books published this year in Hungary – this time only non-Hungarian literature – and put them in order of preference. Our list is based on the German Bestenliste, but it contains eleven rather than ten books, because we are extravagant and are all nuts for prime numbers.
