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Zsófia Bán


Born
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 23, 1957

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Genre
Art, History, Fiction

Influences
W.G. Sebald Susan Sontag Imre Kertész Péter Nádas ...more


Zsófia Bán was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1957 and grew up in Brazil and Hungary. A writer, essayist, and critic of art and literature, she made her fiction debut in 2007 with Esti iskola [Night School: A Reader for Adults], followed by Amikor még csak az állatok éltek [When There Were Only Animals, 2012].

Zsófia Bán’s writing often addresses topics related to visuality, visual arts, photography, personal and cultural memory, historical trauma, as well as gender. She has written a number of essays related to the topic of literature and visuality, including those on W.G. Sebald, Susan Sontag, Imre Kertész and Péter Nádas. Her short stories and essays have been widely anthologized, and translated to a number of languages, including ...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 193 ratings · 42 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors
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Lehet lélegezni!
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Als nur die Tiere lebten
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If We're Talking Budapest
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Weiter atmen: Erzählungen
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