Downtown Debrecen

The forest path between the hotel and the University of Debrecen

Walk through the forest

Hunguest Hotel Nagyerdő, viewed from the University

University of Debrecen, Main Building

University of Debrecen, interior

Library entrance, leading to the Book Exhibit on Naturalism and Naturalist Writers in Hungary

From left: Krisztina Braun and Leonárd Petró, librarians

Anna Gural-Migdal examining a rare translation of Zola’s work into Hungarian

Conference Registration, with students from the University of Debrecen

Conference participants arrive

Waiting in line to register

Opening Speeches. From left: Sándor Kálai and Anna Gural-Migdal

Audience

Caroline Doua Oulaï

From left: Céline Grenaud-Tostain and Jean-Sébastien Macke

From left: Célia Sousa Vieira, Myrto Drizou, Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt and Sándor Kálai

Opening Reception Speaker: French Ambassador to Hungary, Éric Fournier

Filming for television

Audience at Opening Reception

Audience at Opening Reception

Opening Reception Speaker: Hervé Ferrage, Director of the French Institute in Budapest

Opening Reception Speaker: Bartha Elek, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, University of Debrecen

Audience at Opening Reception

Audience at Opening Reception

Opening Reception. From left: Hervé Ferrage, Chantal Morel, Anna Gural-Migdal and Brigitte Émile-Zola

Brigitte Émile-Zola giving an interview with the press

Opening Reception Luncheon

Table d’honneur: Brigitte Émile-Zola, Anna Gural-Migdal, Éric Fournier and Hervé Ferrage

Participants enjoying Opening Reception Luncheon

Hungarian pastries

The University of Debrecen table. From left: Anikó Forgács, Frédéric Auriault, Eszter Tóth and Zsolt Győri

Keynote Speaker Éléonore Reverzy

Pierre Glaudes

Members of Brazil delegation. From left: Orna Messer Levin, Leonardo Pinto Mendes and Haroldo Ceravolo Sereza

Naturalist Film Session

From left: Zsolt Győri, Justine Huet and Elisabeth-Christine Muelsch

Crowd at the Naturalist Film Festival

From left: Alain Pagès, Pedro Paulo Catharina and Karl Zieger

Keynote Speaker Susan Harrow

From left: Pierre Glaudes, Anita Staroń, Céline Grenaud-Tostain and Anna Gural-Migdal

From left: Jean-Michel Pottier and Agnès Sandras

Brigitte Émile-Zola, arrival at Restaurant Flaska Vendéglő

Brigitte Émile-Zola, introduced by Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt

Brigitte Émile-Zola reading Hungarian letters to her famous great-grandfather

Susan Harrow reading a letter with magnifying glass

Enjoying the Naturalist Banquet

Enjoying the Naturalist Banquet

Enjoying the Naturalist Banquet

Enjoying the Naturalist Banquet

Enjoying the Naturalist Banquet

Enjoying the Naturalist Banquet

Keynote Speaker Miklós Konrád

Late afternoon session with big audience

From left: Jana Truhlarova and Jolanta Rachwalska von Rejchwald

From left: Élise Guignon, Ana Oancea, Caroline Doua Oulaï, Sayeeda Mamoon and Juliana Starr

From left: Jean-Sébastien Macke, Marion Glaumaud-Carbonnier, Arnaud Verret and Midori Nakamura

Sándor Kálai distributing gifts to Anna Gural-Migdal and her team

AIZEN Wine Reception

AIZEN Conference family portrait

Excursion to Hortobágy National Park

Csikós in front of the Nine-Span-Bridge

Csikós on the Puszta

The Nádudvar pottery workshop in Hortobágy

Hortobágy Club Hotel

Hungarian Folk Festival

Riikka Rossi

Horses on the Puszta

From left: Maria Sayegh, Pirjo Lyytikäinen and Riikka Rossi

Thatched-roof barns

Conference participants take a horse-drawn carriage ride

Hungarian grey cattle

Horse-drawn carriages

Csikós on the Puszta

The Puszta is vast

The road is long

Participants enjoying the adventure

Csikós on the Puszta

Juliana Starr

Renaud Oulié

Country lunch at Hortobágy

From left: Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt, Marie-Sophie Armstrong, Brigitte Émile-Zola and Anna Gural-Migdal

Cheers!

The streets of Eger

The Eger Stream

From left: Lajos Borbély, Ivett Beke, Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt, Anna Gural-Migdal, Brigitte Émile-Zola, Sándor Kálai and Doro Katona

Dobó Square, Eger

Lively town centre, Eger

István Wine Museum, below the Beatles Museum, Eger

Hungarian wine collection

Wine-tasting in the cave

Cold buffet

Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt gives a speech in honour of Anna Gural-Migdal’s birthday

Anna Gural-Migdal’s birthday cake

The end of a memorable evening

Anna Gural-Migdal receiving a birthday gift from Anna Keszeg and Sándor Kálai