Sándor Bródy

Sándor Bródy ( born June 23, 1863 in Eger, † August 12, 1924 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer.

Life

Bródy was of Jewish descent. After visiting the schools, he began as a journalist in Transylvania, where he was editor of the newspaper 1888-1890 Erdélyi Hirado ( Transylvanian messages). After that he went to Budapest and worked from 1892-1902 at the prestigious newspaper Magyar Hírlap. Early literary successes encouraged him to become a writer.

Works

Bródy wrote numerous short stories, novels and plays. He united romantic ( Mór Jókai ) and naturalistic models ( Émile Zola ) in his work. The introduction of the Budapest jargons of time in the literary language, he was stimulating to the modern Hungarian literature. Some pieces are characterized by sharp social criticism.

• Doctor Faust, novel 1888/90
• A kétlelkü asszony, novel 1893
• Hófehérke, drama 1894
• Az ezüst kecske, novel 1898
• A nap lovagja, novel 1902
• A dada, drama 1901 (Eng. The Nurse, 1904)
• A tanítónő, drama 1908 (Eng. The teacher. A Hungarian village story in 3 acts, 1909)
• A Medicus, drama 1911
• Timár Liza, drama 1914
• Fehér könyv, 1914
• A szerelem élettana, 1922
• Sleeping Beauty. Story of a misunderstood girl, dt oJ
• Snow White. Jisbi Banob. Two novellas, dt o.J.