Alfred Soultan

Alfred Soultan (born 1976) is a Hungarian playwright, screenwriter, poet, and critic currently living in the United States.

Theatrical Works

• Alone, Amongst Thousands ("Magamban, ezerek között") - poems
• The Griffin-Licence ("A griff-licenc") - satire in two acts based on the short novel of Jozsef Koves
• The Doll ("A baba") - tragedy in two acts
• Animal World ("Állatvilág") - play; obscene pathos for the 20th century
• Dawning Aurora ("Derengő Hajnal") stage play in two acts based on Amongst Humans by István Fekete
• Marionette Short Story ("Marionett novella") tragicomedy based on the works of Jozsef Koves

Movie Productions

• The Violin (executive producer)
• Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (executive producer, creative consultant)
• Father Fabulous (director, producer, writer)
• Music video for Live the Dream by Lori Carpenter (executive producer)
• The Bondage (executive producer, story consultant, editor)

Novels and screenplays

He currently has a 7 figure deal for developing original screenplays for independent features, animated features, and high budget feature movies.

• Camp Tales ("Tábori történetek") - thematic collection of short stories
• Bluechkin ("Szomoronc") - a tale
• It Was Not Easy to Get You ("Nem volt könnyű megszereznem téged") - a novel
• Heavenly Voices ("Mennyei hangok") - screenplay; a comedy
• The Hermit ("A remete") - opera libretto
• Scott ("Scott") - novel, then screenplay trilogy
• CASFAP ("MESZOVE") - tragicomedy in two parts
• Spade, Hoe, Hammer ("Ásó, kapa, kalapács") - a novel
• She is a Conversationalist ("A társalkodónő") - a novel
• One Week Beats Eternity ("Egy hét a világ") - a novel
• Vesperal Loneliness ("Esteli magány") - poems
• Sherman Valentine ("Sherman Valentine") - a novel
• Tropical Fish House ("Trópusi díszhal ház") - a novel
• The Snow Queen ("A hókirálynő") - screenplay for animated feature
• Letter Novel ("Levélregény") - novel and screenplay
• The Three Musketeers ("A három testőr") - screenplay

Awards

• First Prize - National Literary Competition - Hajdúböszörmény, June 11, 1993
• First Prize - Literary Competition - Debrecen, November 22, 1993

Sources

• City Library of Tiszafüred
• 1997 Blog Entry
• 1997 Blog Entry quoting his poem on celibacy
• Hungarian National Theatre