Sándor Márai

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

Sándor Márai
Márai in the early 1940s
BornSándor Károly Henrik Grosschmid de Mára
(1900-04-11)April 11, 1900
Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia)
DiedFebruary 21, 1989(1989-02-21) (aged 88)
San Diego, United States
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • journalist
LanguageHungarian
EducationEötvös Loránd University, Leipzig University
Period1918–1989
Notable worksEmbers (1942)
Notable awardsKossuth Prize (in memoriam)
SpouseIlona Matzner
RelativesGéza Grosschmid (father)
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The native form of this personal name is Márai Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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