Ákos Molnár (December10, 1893February 1945) was a Hungarian writer.

Life

Ákos Molnár was born on December 10, 1893, in Budapest, into a middle-class Hungarian Jewish family. He was learning to become a violinist but lost one of his arms in

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. At first, Molnár worked as a bank employee, but later completely resorted to writing. His works mostly deal with the bourgeoisie, either based on his own experiences, or using historical figures. His style is vivid and light. One of his novels, '','' was awarded with a Mikszáth Award in 1929. ''

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, the leader of the 1840s Transylvanian miners' movement. Molnár's novel which received the most editions during his lifetime is '','' about Imre Fortunatus. Some of his works were translated into French, Portuguese, and German. In February 1945, German soldiers dragged him and his wife from their home and executed them. After his death, his works were not published again until 1963, when a collection of short stories, tilted ''Jóslat,'' became available. Next, some of his novels were republished starting from 2005.

Bibliography

*''Gyereknek lenni'' (short stories, 1926) *' (novel, 1929) *''Jóslat'' (seven short stories, 1932) *' (novel, 1933) *' (novel, 1935) *' (novel, 1937) *' (novel, 1941)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molnar, Akos 1893 births 1945 deaths 20th-century Hungarian novelists Hungarian male novelists Hungarian Jews who died in the Holocaust Writers from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian male writers Hungarian people executed by Nazi Germany Hungarian civilians killed in World War II Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I