Monday, February 07, 2011
About Sándor Márai
Sandor Marai (1900-1989) was a Hungarian novelist of the 20th century. Deeply antifascist and anticommunist, he left Hungary in 1948 and never returned. His many works (including dozens of novels and a number of memoirs) languished in obscurity throughout his lifetime because Hungarian works are not often translated and he refused to allow their publication in Hungary while Soviet rule remained in effect. He committed suicide in San Diego in 1989, but his works are recently being rediscovered and his rightful place in the literary pantheon reassessed.About this blog
This blog is written by Erik Ketzan, the founder of Literarywiki.org and a frequent contributor to literary projects across the web.Links
- Knopf Sandor Marai official page
- The Complete Review Marai reviews
- translated excerpts from Marai's final book, Journal 1984-1989
- a Marai page
- The Guardian on Sandor Marai
Previous Posts
- Interview with George Szirtes
- Portraits of a Marriage - my review
- WSJ reviews Portrait
- Portraits of a Marriage - reviews
- Portrait of a Marriage - annotated
- Portraits of a Marriage - Feb 2011
- More reviews for Esther's Inheritance
- Imre Kertész briefly discusses Marai
- Esther's Inheritance, the film
- Critical Responses to Esther's Inheritance
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