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Also known as Sandor Marai, Sándor Károly Henrik Grosschmid, Sandor Márai, Sandor Karoly Henrik Grosschmid

Hungarian writer (1900–1989)

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Sándor Márai (1900–1989) was a Hungarian journalist, poet, translator, and novelist. Born in Košice, he was educated at Leipzig University and Eötvös Loránd University. His notable work includes *Embers*. He served as a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and was employed by Nyugat. Márai spoke Hungarian, German, and English.

He received the Kossuth Prize. His birth name was Grosschmid Sándor Károly Henrik, and his father was Géza Grosschmid. Géza von Radványi was his sibling. Márai died in San Diego by suicide.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1900-04-11
Died
1989-02-21
Works
312

Top works

  • Egy polgár vallomásai
  • Napló
  • Métamorphoses d'un mariage (French Edition)
  • A nagyság átka
  • A hang

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
60
Total plays
721

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Sándor Márai, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Arms of the family Grosschmid de Mára Sándor Márai (detail of his statue in Košice, Slovakia)

Sándor Márai ( Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈmaːrɒi]; Archaic English name: Alexander Márai; 11 April 1900 – 21 February 1989) was a Hungarian writer, poet, and journalist.

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