Ferenc Karinthy: Biography, Facts and Career
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Ferenc Karinthy (June 2, 1921 – February 29, 1992) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, journalist, editor and translator, as well as a water polo champion. He authored more than a dozen novels. His father was the writer and journalist Frigyes Karinthy. His mother, the psychiatrist Aranka Böhm, was killed in 1944 in Auschwitz. Spring Comes to Budapest was the first of Karinthy's novels to be translated into English (Corvina Press, 1964). His novel Epepe was later translated into English as Metropole and published by Telegram Books in 2008.
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- Full name: Ferenc Karinthy
- Born: 1921-06-02
- Nationality: Hungary
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q201579
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Who is Ferenc Karinthy?
Ferenc Karinthy (June 2, 1921 – February 29, 1992) was a Hungarian novelist, playwright, journalist, editor and translator, as well as a water polo champion.
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Ferenc Karinthy is Hungary.
When was Ferenc Karinthy born?
Ferenc Karinthy was born on 1921-06-02.
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