''Literatura Mondo'' ('Literary World') was a literary

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and

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between 1922 and 1949. It became the focal point of the so-called Budapest School of Esperanto literature. It was founded by

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, father of the Hungarian-born

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investor,

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and

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Journal

The journal ''Literatura Mondo'' first appeared in Budapest in 1922. Publication ceased in 1927 but was resumed in January 1931. After

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, ''Literatura Mondo'' appeared again and was published for a further three years, from 1947 until 1949. In 1950, ''Literatura Mondo'' informed its subscribers that "due to financial obstacles, the publication of the magazine is no longer possible. In the year 1949 we have managed to produce four numbers nstead of the planned 6" The journal's editor from October 1922 to September 1924 was Theodor Schwarz (from 1936 known as

) (''Teodoro Ŝvarc'' in Esperanto). He was succeeded by

Kálmán Kalocsay Kálmán Kalocsay (; 6 October 1891 in Abaújszántó – 27 February 1976) was a Hungarian Esperantist poet, translator, and editor who significantly influenced Esperanto culture, both in its literature and in the language itself, throu ...

who, assisted by

Julio Baghy Julio Baghy (13 January 1891, Szeged – 18 March 1967, Budapest; in Hungarian Baghy Gyula) was a Hungarian actor and one of the leading authors of the Esperanto movement. He is the author of several famous novels but it is particularly in th ...

, edited the journal during its three periods of publication.

Publishing house

''Literatura Mondo'' also published books. These included all the works of

, the original works of Stellan Engholm, the first original works in book form of Lajos Tárkony, Johan Weinhengst, Eugene Aisberg and

Hendrik Adamson Hendrik Adamson ( – 7 March 1946) was an Estonian poet and teacher. He was born as a son of a tailor in Patsi farmstead in the village of Metsakuru, Kärstna Parish (now in the village of Veisjärve, Viljandi Parish), Viljandi County. He starte ...

, and the ''

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''.

References

External links

Cover of April 1923 issue, held in the British Library
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