Dezső Kosztolányi
Dezső Kosztolányi | |
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Kosztolányi by Aladár Székely (1935) | |
| Born | 29 March 1885 Szabadka, Austria-Hungary (today Subotica, Serbia) |
| Died | 3 November 1936 (aged 51) |
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Dezső Kosztolányi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈdɛʒøː ˈkostolaːɲi]; March 29, 1885 – November 3, 1936) was a Hungarian writer, journalist, translator, and also a speaker of Esperanto. He wrote in all literary genres, from poetry to essays to theatre plays. Building his own style, he used French symbolism, impressionism, expressionism and psychological realism. He is considered the father of futurism in Hungarian literature.