Géza Gárdonyi is remembered for writing that changed what came after it.
The record lists Géza Gárdonyi as Hungarian writer (1863–1922).
Géza Gárdonyi was born at Agárdpuszta in 1863. His recorded nationality is Hungary. He was educated at Sárospatak Reformed College and Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as journalist, writer and playwright.
The writing is recorded in German.
Among his best-known works are Slave of the Huns and A bor. Reputation in letters is unusually volatile: writers are forgotten for a generation and then recovered by one.
That the work was written from Hungary matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Géza Gárdonyi died in 1922, aged 59. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Slave of the Huns
- Notable work: A bor
