György Konrád

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György Konrád was a distinguished Hungarian author known for his novels that offered analytical insights into society. His works, including The Case Worker and The City Builder, were noted for their poetic style and exploration of social themes. Konrád's writing, particularly The Loser, achieved significant impact and was published unofficially in 1982. He is recognized as one of the most important Hungarian authors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, contributing to the rich landscape of Hungarian literature which saw a resurgence of free experimentation after the mid-1960s.12

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Hungarian literature
Writing after 1945
…and early 21st centuries were György Konrád and Péter Esterházy. Konrád’s novels A látogató (1969; The Case Worker), A városalapító (1977; The City Builder), and the unofficially published A cinkos (1982; The Loser) achieved great impact with their dense, poetically structured style and analytical probing into the world of the…
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…and early 21st centuries were György Konrád and Péter Esterházy. Konrád’s novels A látogató (1969; The Case Worker), A városalapító (1977; The City Builder), and the unofficially published A cinkos (1982; The Loser) achieved great impact with their dense, poetically structured style and analytical probing into the world of the…
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