András Domahidy

András Domahidy (born 1920) is a contemporary Hungarian-Australian, novelist and retired librarian. [cite web
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accessdate = 2007-03-11 ] His novels are written in Hungarian.

Born in Satu Mare, Romania, András Domahidy completed a PhD in Law at Budapest University and served in the Hungarian Army towards the close of World War II. In 1950 he came to Australia, settling in Perth and obtaining a BA at the University of Western Australia. Until his retirement in 1985 he was a senior librarian at the university.

Domahidy started writing in the 1950s and his novels "Vénasszonyok nyara" ("Indian Summer", 1969) and "Árnyak és asszonyok" ("Shadows and Women", 1979) were published in Europe. "Shadows and Women" has since been published in English translation in Australia.

Bibliography

Novels
* "Vénasszonyok nyara" ["Indian Summer"] (Rome, 1969; Budapest, 1987)
* "Árnyak és asszonyok" (Bern, 1979; Budapest, 1985) ["Shadows and Women" Translated by Elizabeth Windsor (Perth: Aeolian, 1989) ISBN 1-875306-00-5]

External links

* [http://www.fontecolombo.com.au/aeolian_press.htm Aeolian Press]

References

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