She is working on her next book …

Her novel The Monkey’s Eye becomes an international success, receiving critical acclaim in the New York Times, the Financial Times, and Asymptote.

My Secret Life, her first collection of poems in English, tr. George Szirtes is published by Bloodaxe, and is shortlisted for the 2025 “Warwick Prize for Translation.”

Moves from London to Switzerland, returning to Hungary regularly.

She becomes a regular columnist for WMN.

Leaves Hungary again, this time moving to London.

She marries Nicolas Richter.

Her novel The Monkey’s Eye, set in an authoritarian society, is Hungary’s best selling novel of the year.

She returns to Hungary.

She becomes a regular columnist for Telex.

Facing a series of vicious attacks in the Orban controlled state press, she leaves Hungary and moves to France. She spends four months in Lyon, then another two in Cognac.

Manó Könyvek publishes, “Let’s be friends”, first volume of the Malac és Liba children’s book series. The widely popular series comprises 14 volumes by 2026.

Closes her workshop to make her living solely from writing.

She spends four months in France with her daughter.

The Girl Who Didn’t Speak, about adoption, is published by Móra Könyvkiadó.

Publication of her novel, Akvarium.

She adopts her daughter, “Lili”.

Her 1st novel, Pixel brings further widespread recognition and international success.

She becomes a regular columnist for Nők Lapja.

Following 9 collections of poetry, she publishes Vonalkód (Barcode) her first book of short stories. The book is a major success both in Hungary and internationally and is translated into over 10 languages.

She establishes her own workshop and makes a living creating and repairing stained glass windows.

Spends an extended period in Corsica. At the invitation of Géza Morcsányi, she signs with Magvető, publishing all her subsequent books there.

Her son, Marcell Szántó, is born.

Works at the French Institute in Budapest, organizing exhibitions and cultural programs.

She returns to Budapest, completes her University studies, earning a degree.

Lives in Paris, studying at the Sorbonne as a Tempus scholar.

Drops out of the History and defers her Hungarian language course to travel to Paris.

Her first collection of poems, titled Őszi kabátlobogás (Fluttering Raincoat), is published.

Admitted to the Faculty of Humanities at Eötvös Loránd University, majoring in Hungarian and History

Works as an intern at the Hungarian National Museum

Joins the Sárvár Student Writers’ Circle. With her poems, wins first prize in the prestigious Sárvár Student Writers’ Competition

First collection of poems was published in Ifjúsági Magazin, edited by Imre D. Magyari

Studied sculpture at the Budapest High School of Fine and Applied Arts

Attended the Szív Street Elementary School (French-language section)

Born in Budapest.