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- Born:
- February 18, 1825, Komárom, Hungary
- Died:
- May 5, 1904, Budapest (aged 79)
- Notable Works:
- “Hétköznapok”
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Mór Jókai
Hungarian author
Mór Jókai (born February 18, 1825, Komárom, Hungary—died May 5, 1904, Budapest) was one of the most important Hungarian novelists of the 19th century. His father, József, was a lawyer; both his mother, Mária, and his father were of noble families. Jókai’s collected works (published 1894–98), which did not include his considerable journalistic writing, filled 100 volumes. Early works such as Hétköznapok (1846; “Weekdays”) show the influence of French Romanticism, but his mature novels are more concerned with reality and personal experience. Egy magyar nábob (1853–54; A Hungarian Nabob) and Az arany ember (1873; The Man with the Golden Touch, or Timar’s Two Worlds) are among his most important novels dealing with 19th-century Hungary.
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