Milán Füst
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Milán Füst was a Hungarian
writer, poet and playwright. In 1908 he met the writer Ernő Osvát
and published his first work in the literary revue Nyugat. He befriended Dezső Kosztolányi
and Frigyes Karinthy
. After studying law and economics in Budapest
, he became a teacher in a school of business. In 1918, he became the director of Vörösmarty Academy, but was forced to leave the post in 1921.
In 1928, a nervous breakdown led him to spend six months in a sanatorium in Baden-Baden
. Already since 1904 he had begun working on his long Journal. However, a large part of this work, concerning the period 1944-1945 would later be destroyed.
In 1947, he became a teacher at Képzőművészeti Főiskola. He received the Kossuth prize in 1948, and was a considered a contender for the 1965 Nobel Prize
. His best known novel, A feleségem története (The story of my wife), was published in 1942.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
writer, poet and playwright. In 1908 he met the writer Ernő Osvát
Erno Osvát
Ernő Osvát was a Hungarian writer, editor.His first article was published 1897 in the a Hungarian newspaper called Esti Újság. He was an editor of Nyugat, the most important Hungarian literary magazine of the 20th century.He committed suicide in 1929....
and published his first work in the literary revue Nyugat. He befriended Dezső Kosztolányi
Dezso Kosztolányi
-Biography:Kosztolányi was born in Szabadka, Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1885, the town belongs today to Serbia. The city serves as a model for the fictional town of Sárszeg, in which he set his novella Skylark as well as The Golden Kite....
and Frigyes Karinthy
Frigyes Karinthy
Frigyes Karinthy was a Hungarian author, playwright, poet, journalist, and translator. He was the first proponent of the six degrees of separation concept, in his 1929 short story, Chains . Karinthy remains one of the most popular Hungarian writers...
. After studying law and economics in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, he became a teacher in a school of business. In 1918, he became the director of Vörösmarty Academy, but was forced to leave the post in 1921.
In 1928, a nervous breakdown led him to spend six months in a sanatorium in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
. Already since 1904 he had begun working on his long Journal. However, a large part of this work, concerning the period 1944-1945 would later be destroyed.
In 1947, he became a teacher at Képzőművészeti Főiskola. He received the Kossuth prize in 1948, and was a considered a contender for the 1965 Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
. His best known novel, A feleségem története (The story of my wife), was published in 1942.