Miklós Szentkuthy

1908–1988 (age 80)

Biography

Miklós Szentkuthy was a novelist and translator of rare daring, known for experimental works that wove biography, myth, and philosophy into an audacious narrative tapestry. His painstaking translations of European texts reflected a belief in literature's power to unite sensibilities across borders.

The scholarly community commemorates him at Farkasréti Cemetery, celebrating his restless curiosity and the luminous prose he left to readers both at home and abroad.

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