{{Italic title}} '''''Budapeste''''' (English title: '''''Budapest''''') is a 2003 novel by the Brazilian writer Chico Buarque. Originally published by Companhia das Letras, it was translated into English by Alison Entrekin in 2004. It is among the best-known literary works by Buarque, and was widely praised by critics upon its appearance. The Guardian reviewer Robert Collins compared it to a "perfectly cut gem", while the Independent called it a "magnificent, ambitious project".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-04-12|title=A Hungarian classic from Brazil|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2007/apr/12/ahungarianclassicfrombrazi|access-date=2021-04-26|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-10-10|title=Budapest, by Chico Buarque Black Waltz, by|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/budapest-by-chico-buarque-black-waltz-by-patr-iacute-cia-melo-558218.html|access-date=2021-04-26|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> According to Caetano Veloso, ''Budapest'' is the "most beautiful of Buarque's three mature books". Apart from English, it has been translated into many other languages including Italian, Greek, French, German, Dutch, and Korean.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Editions of Budapeste by Chico Buarque|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/429260-budapeste|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>
The plot deals with the travails of a Rio de Janeiro ghostwriter called Jose Costa who is struggling with the demands of work and family while simultaneously being fascinated by a chance encounter with the Hungarian language.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/chico-buarque/budapest/|title=BUDAPEST {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref>
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Category:2003 Brazilian novels