Sándor Márai
Sándor Márai was a Hungarian writer and journalist, born on April 11, 1900, in Kassa, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Košice in Slovakia). He gained recognition as a novelist and essayist, writing in Hungarian, and became one of the leading literary figures in Hungary in the first half of the 20th century. His most famous work is 'Embers' (Hungarian: 'A gyertyák csonkig égnek'), an exploration of friendship, love, and betrayal. Márai's works were suppressed during the Communist regime, and he lived in exile from the late 1940s until his death on February 21, 1989, in San Diego, USA. His literature has seen a resurgence in popularity since the 1990s, with translations bringing his novels to a wider international audience.
Books
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1. The Confessions Of A Haut Bourgeois
"The Confessions of a Haut Bourgeois" is a memoir that delves into the life and reflections of a man born into the Hungarian upper middle class at the turn of the 20th century. The narrative explores the author's formative years, education, and experiences that shaped his worldview, set against the backdrop of a fading Austro-Hungarian Empire and the tumultuous changes sweeping through Europe. It is a poignant examination of the cultural and social mores of the time, as well as a personal reckoning with the loss of the author's own privileged world and the search for identity in a society undergoing profound transformation.
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