Jenő Rejtő
Jenő Rejtő | |
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| Born | Jenő Reich 29 March 1905 Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1 January 1943 (aged 37) Evdakovo, Voronezh Oblast Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Novelist, dramatist |
| Notable works | The Invisible Legion, The 14-Carat Car, Dirty Fred, the Captain, The Three Musketeers in Africa, Quarantine at the Grand Hotel |
Jenő Rejtő (29 March 1905 - 1 January 1943) was a Hungarian interwar journalist, pulp fiction writer and playwright, famous in Hungary for his books and novellas - adventure and detective novels and parodies of these genres, characterized by a unique sense of absurd humour. He died in a labour camp during World War II.