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György Spiró


Born
in Budapest, Hungary
April 06, 1946

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Plays


György (George) Spiró is a dramatist, novelist and essayist who has emerged as one of post-war Hungary's most prominent literary figures. He is a member of the Széchenyi Academy of Letters and Arts.

The son of an engineer from Miskolc in eastern Hungary, he graduated in Hungarian and Slavic literature from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 1970, and completed additional studies in journalism and sociology. His earlier career was spent in radio journalism. More recently, in addition to his writing, he has been employed as associate professor at the Department of World Literature and currently at the Institute of Art Theory and Media Studies at ELTE.

His plays have won numerous awards, including several for best Hungarian drama of the year ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 1,536 ratings · 168 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors
Captivity
4.35 avg rating — 438 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
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Tavaszi Tárlat
3.89 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
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Diavolina: Gorkij utolsó évei
3.58 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions
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Feleségverseny
3.66 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Iksowie
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Álmodtam neked
4.25 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions
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Csirkefej: Darabok
3.97 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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Kőbéka
3.49 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Koccanás
4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Egyéni ​javaslat
3.58 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2019
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“Akkor változik meg a rendszer, amikor mások kezdenek el hazudni, mint akiket megszoktunk.”
― György Spiró, Tavaszi Tárlat
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“A "kultúrpolitika" szóösszetételről [Utassy József] úgy vélekedett, hogy olyan, mint egy szép női testből és vízilófejből álló Kentaur.”
― György Spiró, Malaccal teljes éveink
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“Nemcsak az volt tévedés, amiben hittünk valaha, de az is, amiben valaha hinni fogunk.”
― György Spiró, Az Ikszek
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