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Géza Gárdonyi

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Géza Gárdonyi


Born
in Agárdpuszta, Hungary
August 03, 1863

Died
October 30, 1922

Genre
Historical Fiction & Adventure, Young Adult, Classics


Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (August 3, 1863 – October 30, 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with Eclipse of the Crescent Moon and Slave of the Huns.

Gárdonyi was born in Agárdpuszta, Kingdom of Hungary, the son of a machinist on the estate of an aristocrat in Western Hungary. He graduated at a college for teachers and worked for some years as a teacher and Catholic cantor. He married Mária Molnár in 1885, but their marriage was unhappy and they separated in 1892.
Gárdonyi's career as a writer started off when he began writing for magazines and newspapers in the mid-1880s. His first successes were the satirical "Göre Gábor" le ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 5,510 ratings · 274 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors
Eclipse of the Crescent Moon
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3.79 avg rating — 2,960 ratings — published 1899 — 78 editions
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A Láthatatlan Ember
4.17 avg rating — 1,030 ratings — published 1902 — 41 editions
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Ida regénye
4.36 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 1899 — 17 editions
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Isten rabjai
4.13 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1908 — 7 editions
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Hosszúhajú veszedelem
4.33 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1912 — 7 editions
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Ábel és Eszter
4.21 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1907 — 7 editions
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Az öreg tekintetes
4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1905 — 2 editions
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Az én falum
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions
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A lámpás
4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1895 — 2 editions
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Aggyisten, Biri!
4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1925 — 2 editions
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“Az embernek csak az arca ismerhető, de az arca nem ő. Ő az arca mögött van. Láthatatlan.”
― Gárdonyi Géza, A lathatatlan ember
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“A magyaros ruha voltaképpen török ruha: keleti nép mind a kettő.”
― Géza Gárdonyi, Egri Csillagok
tags: magyar, magyarság
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“A szavaknak más értelme kelt az ő ajkán. Ha ő azt mondta: gyász, akkor elsötétült minden a hallgatók szeme előtt. Ha azt mondta: harc, látták az öldöklő dulakodást. Ha azt mondta: Isten, a fején érezte mindenki az Isten fényességét.”
― Gárdonyi Géza
tags: emotion, god, isten, érzelem
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