András Domahidy

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András Domahidy (born 1920) is a contemporary Hungarian-Australian, novelist and retired librarian.[1] 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.

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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]

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Persondata
NAME Domahidy, András
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andrew Coloman
SHORT DESCRIPTION Contemprary Hungarian-Australian novelist writing in Hungarian
DATE OF BIRTH 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Satu Mare, Romania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH