András Domahidy (23 February 1920 – 8 August 2012) was a contemporary Hungarian-Australian, novelist and librarian. His novels were written in Hungarian. Born in

Satu Mare Satu Mare (; hu, Szatmárnémeti ; german: Sathmar; yi, סאטמאר or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the ...

, in northwestern Romania, András Domahidy completed a PhD in Law at

Budapest University Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

and served in the

Royal Hungarian Army The Royal Hungarian Army ( hu, Magyar Királyi Honvédség, german: Königlich Ungarische Armee) was the name given to the land forces of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary in the period from 1922 to 1945. Its name was inher ...

towards the close of

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. In 1950 he emigrated to

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, settling in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

and obtaining a BA at the

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

. Until his retirement in 1985 he was a senior librarian at the university. Domahidy started writing in the 1950s and his novels ''Vénasszonyok nyara'' (''Indian Summer'', 1969) and ''Árnyak és asszonyok'' (''Shadows and Women'', 1979) were published in Europe. ''Shadows and Women'' has since been published in English translation in Australia.

Bibliography

Novels * ''Vénasszonyok nyara'' 'Indian Summer''(Rome, 1969;

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, 1987) * ''Árnyak és asszonyok'' (

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

, 1979; Budapest, 1985) 'Shadows and Women'' Translated by Elizabeth Windsor (Perth: Aeolian, 1989)

External links

Aeolian Press

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Domahidy, Andras 1920 births 20th-century Australian novelists 20th-century Australian male writers Australian male novelists Hungarian male novelists 2012 deaths People from Satu Mare People from Perth, Western Australia University of Western Australia alumni 20th-century Hungarian novelists 20th-century Hungarian male writers Romanian emigrants to Hungary Hungarian emigrants to Australia