Dezső Szomory (born Moshe Weisz;[1] 2 June 1869 – 30 November 1944) was a Hungarian Jewish writer and dramatist. In his history plays and other works, he developed a unique tone and style of Budapest Hungarian;[2] his work has been compared to that of Marcel Proust.[1] He died during the Holocaust while living under Swedish protection in Budapest, suffering "starvation, loneliness, and depression".[3]
Dezső Szomory | |
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| Born | Moshe Weisz 2 June 1869 Pest, Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 30 November 1944 (aged 75) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Genre | Novel, history play |
| Literary movement | Art Nouveau, naturalism, romanticism |
| Notable works | Hermelin The Paris Story |
References edit
- ^ a b Fenyvesi 2003, p. 23.
- ^ Sarlos 2002, p. 441.
- ^ Turán 2013, p. 49.
Bibliography edit
- Fenyvesi, Charles (2003). When Angels Fooled the World: Rescuers of Jews in Wartime Hungary. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press.
- Sarlos, Robert K. (2002) [1969]. "Hungary". In Gassner, John; Quinn, Edward (eds.). The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Dover. pp. 437–43.
- Turán, Tamás (2013). "Two Peoples, Seventy Nations: Parallels of National Destiny in Hungarian Intellectual History and Ancient Jewish Thought". In Hatos, Pál; Novák, Attila (eds.). Between Minority and Majority: Hungarian and Jewish/Israeli Ethnical and Cultural Experiences in Recent Centuries. Budapest: Balassi Institute.
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