István Nemere (8 November 1944 – 15 November 2024) was a Hungarian novelist,

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, and translator. He wrote 744 published books up to November 2020, mostly in Hungarian, over twenty novels in

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. He has been a notable figure in the world of Hungarian science fiction with as many as 60 novels and several stories. Nemere alleged that the film '' Demolition Man'' plagiarized one of his novels.

Background

Nemere was born in

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, Hungary on 8 November 1944. He was twice elected as the president of the

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in the 1990s; but he was not a member of the Hungarian Writers' Union. Nemere died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 80.

Writing

His fame is due to his

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and

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books but he wrote in other genres too. His works have been translated into

and Persian amongst others. His first book was published in 1974. According to him he's the record holder of the most published books (800) – beating Barbara Cartland.

Selected works

* ''The Whip of the Cosmos'' (''A kozmosz korbácsa'') * ''Steel Shark'' (''Acélcápa'') * ''Action Neutron'' (''Neutron-akció'')

References

External links

István Nemere website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemere, Istvan 1944 births 2024 deaths Hungarian Esperantists Hungarian librarians Hungarian translators Hungarian science fiction writers People from Pécs