Zoltán Kurdi was one of the founders of Katalizátor Iroda. With József Gehér, Lajos Jakab and Péter Égerszegi, he published Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler in Hungarian translation at Szabadidő Kiadó. After the political transition, he worked for Szeta (Fund for Supporting the Poor) and was a senior clerk at Menhely Alapítvány (Foundation Asylum).