Zsolt Harsányi (27 January 1887 – 29 November 1943), also known as Zsolt von Harsanyi or Zsolt de Harsanyi, was a prolific and renowned
Hungarian author, dramatist, translator, and writer.
Born in
Korompa,
Upper Hungary
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During the ...
(modern day
Slovakia
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; ''Krompachy'' in
Slovakian), Harsányi descended from a long line of Hungarian writers. At seventeen years of age, he received a student award from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
His long career produced hundreds of dramatic and literary works, including short and full-length plays, musical comedies, and historical fiction novels.
External links
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Profile imdb.com; accessed 12 October 2017.
1887 births
1943 deaths
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