Sándor Márai

With the Hungary - Slovakia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007 - 2013, Košice 2013 non-profit making organisation, in cooperation with the Literary Museum of Sándor Petőfi in Budapest, has prepared a project with the name: "Creation and Promotion of a Mutual Product of Cultural Tourism with the theme - Sándor Márai". Via this project, the city of Košice wishes to introduce the world renowned Košice born prosaist, Sándor Márai, to visitors and inhabitants of the city. The project was supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the state budgets of Slovakia and Hungary, with the Hungary - Slovakia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme HU-SK 2007 - 2013 in a total amount of 154,000 EUR.
Film Proti vetru (Against the wind)
A film by director Martin Štelbaský, Proti vetru, uncovers the uneasy fate of the writer, Sándor Márai, in a modern way. It is the first Slovak film work dedicated to the memory of the famous Košice born writer. Almost an hour long, Proti vetru, will guide the audience in the footsteps of Sándor Márai in Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France and in San Diego, USA. The main role was played by the young, budding actor, Viktor Szabó, as an inquisitive explorer who decided to get to know Márai by travelling and visiting the authentic places of his life and meeting experts. The film premiere took place on 20th October 2011 in Košice.
Sándor Márai Memorial Room
At 35 Mäsiarska Street in Košice, visitors can look forward to a museum of the 21st Century, where the memorial room was revitalised resulting in its modern design. The creator of the design is the Spanish architect, César Fernandez Bravo from the Servac architect's studio in Madrid. Several new features are awaiting visitors. The film Proti vetru will be shown on an interactive panel, where visitors can select a language and particular chapter of the film. The presentation will lead the audience through Sándor Márai's world. Records of the dramatisation of his work will be added in the future. The presentation is also enlivened by several minute long extracts from his work, performed by actors in four languages, which visitors can listen to using headphones. Citations from works which have not yet been published in Slovak will also be used in the film and presentation in the Memorial Room.