The Big Read was imported into Hungary under the name A Nagy Könyv (lit.
[1] Around 1400 libraries, 500 book shops and 1300 schools participated in the competition in various ways.
On June 11, the top 12 novels were chosen in the framework of a television show presented by cultural celebrities.
In the next months, 12 short films were made from these novels and screened in television, which competed with each other in pairs.
The other two Hungarian books that participated in the final were The Paul Street Boys and Abigél.