Sándor Bródy (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hungarian writer and journalist
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Place of Birth: Eger, Heves County, Hungary
About Sándor Bródy (writer)
- Sándor Bródy (July 23, 1863 in Eger – August 12, 1924 in Budapest) was a Hungarian author and journalist. After attending the schools of that city he devoted himself entirely to literature.
- From 1888 to 1890 he was editor of the "Erdélyi Híradó", published at Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca), and was also connected with the "Erdélyi Képes Ujság" and the political daily "Magyarság".
- Since 1890 he was a member of the "Magyar Hírlap", and since 1882 a prolific contributor of articles, feuilletons, stories, and novels to the leading literary publications of Hungary.
- In his works he depicts the dark side of life, and is a disciple of the modern French realistic school. In 1995, the literary award Sándor Bródy prize recognizing the best first novel of the year published in Hungarian was established in his honor by his grandson, the Hungarian American Alexander Brody. [Bródy Sándor utca], named after him, is located in central Budapest.
- Map of Brody Sandor Utca Brody House hotel and club is named after him.
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