His poetry expressed his disgust with warfare and violence, and brought to light the social injustices of his society.

Fazekas' epic poem Lúdas Matyi (Mattie the Goose-boy), written in 1804, was based on a folk-tale of unexact origins.

In the story, Matyi, the main character, tries to sell his geese at the market, but runs into trouble with the servants of the local lord.

The story is popular because Matyi is the first commonfolk hero in Hungarian literature who is victorious over his social superior.

It was directed by Kálmán Nádasdy and starred the actors Imre Soós and Éva Ruttkai.