hulit1-1, Exercise 1: What you already believe

Model answer (one possible set; check each):

1. Sandor Petofi: a poet killed in the revolution of 1848 to 1849. Documented that he took part in the revolution and died young; the exact circumstances of his death are uncertain (see Chapter 3).
2. Imre Kertesz: a Nobel Prize winner who wrote about the Holocaust. Documented (the 2002 prize, the novel Fatelessness; see Chapter 8).
3. Laszlo Krasznahorkai: a novelist recently honoured with a major prize. Claimed in many press reports, with the year and the details to check (see Chapter 9).
4. Sandor Marai: a novelist rediscovered abroad late in life. Documented in outline; the dates of the revival and the translations need checking (see Chapter 8).
5. Attila Jozsef: a poet whose birthday is Poetry Day. Documented, though the story of his death and the reasons for the date need checking (see Chapter 6).

The point is to see which beliefs rest on records and which on repetition.