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Sándor Márai
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Hungarian writer (1900–1989)
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Sándor Márai was a Hungarian journalist, poet, translator, and novelist. Born Sándor Károly Henrik Grosschmid in 1900 in Košice, he was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and received the Kossuth Prize. He was educated at Leipzig University and Eötvös Loránd University. His notable works include *Embers*, *Egy polgár vallomásai*, *Napló*, *A nagyság átka*, and *A hang*.
Márai wrote in Hungarian and also spoke German and English. He was employed by *Nyugat* and was the sibling of Géza von Radványi. He died by suicide in San Diego in 1989.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sándor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Košice
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Father
- Géza Grosschmid
- Sibling
- Géza von Radványi
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Employer
- Nyugat
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Image
- Sándor Márai.png
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- Commons category
- Sándor Márai
- date of birth
- 1900-04-11
- date of death
- 1989-02-22
- member of
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- birth name
- Grosschmid Sándor Károly Henrik
- manner of death
- Suicide
- writing language
- Hungarian
- name in native language
- Márai Sándor
- P12674
- Tripolis
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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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