Dezső Kosztolányi

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.

Dezső Kosztolányi
Kosztolányi by Aladár Székely (1935)
Born(1885-03-29)29 March 1885
Szabadka, Austria-Hungary (today Subotica, Serbia)
Died3 November 1936(1936-11-03) (aged 51)
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