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Also known as A. H. Redcliff, A.H. Redcliff, Anton Szerb, Antal Serb

Hungarian literary scholar and writer (1901–1945)

Person · Open Library

Born
1901
Died
1945
Works
62

Top works

  • Utas és holdvilág
  • VII. Olivér
  • Magyar irodalomtörténet
  • The Pendragon legend
  • Journey in the Light of the Moon

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Film & TV

Writing

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1901
Active to
1945

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
47
Total plays
2,720

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Key facts

Born
( 1901-05-01 ) 1 May 1901, Budapest , Hungary
Died
27 January 1945 (1945-01-27) (aged 43), Balf , Hungary
Resting place
Fiume Road Graveyard , Budapest
Occupation
Novelist, short-story writer, academic
Genre
fiction, historical fiction
Notable works
Journey by Moonlight , The Pendragon Legend
Spouse
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Children
Judit Szerb

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Antal
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Budapest
Place of death
Balf
Languages spoken
French
Native language
Hungarian
Image
Fiatal Szerb Antal.jpg
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date of birth
1901-05-01
date of death
1945-01-27
Commons category
Antal Szerb
place of burial
Fiume Road Graveyard
manner of death
capital punishment
name in native language
Szerb Antal
pseudonym
A. H. Redcliff
writing language
Hungarian
start of work period
1920-00-00
subject has role
Holocaust victim
Sources (8)

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Encyclopedic overview

Antal Szerb (1 May 1901 – 27 January 1945) was a noted Hungarian scholar and writer. He is generally considered to be one of the most important Hungarian writers of the 20th century.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antal Szerb” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.