Sándor Bródy (writer)


Sándor Bródy was a Hungarian author and journalist.
After attending the schools of that city he devoted himself entirely to literature. From 1888 to 1890 he was editor of the "Erdélyi Híradó", published at Kolozsvár, and was also connected with the "Erdélyi Képes Ujság" and the political daily "Magyarság". Since 1890 he was a member of the "Magyar Hírlap", and since 1882 a prolific contributor of articles, feuilletons, stories, and novels to the leading literary publications of Hungary. In his works he depicts the dark side of life, and is a disciple of the modern French realistic school.
In 1995, the literary award :Sándor Bródy prize recognizing the best first novel of the year published in Hungarian was established in his honor by his grandson, the :Hungarian American Alexander Brody.
, named after him, is located in central Budapest.
Brody House hotel and club is named after him.

Personal life and family

Brody had a relationship with actress, with whom he had a son out of wedlock,
the writer Sandor Hunyady. In 1890, Brody married Izabella Rosenfeld, herself an author who wrote under the pen name Judit Féher. They had five children: a daughter, Maria, followed by four sons, , István,
János, and Illés.

Literary works

The following are his principal works:
Bródy enjoys a wide popularity. All his works have been translated into German, and many of his shorter ones have also appeared in French, English, Danish, Croatian, Romanian, and Serbian newspapers and other periodicals. His contributions to the "Magyar Hirlap" are mostly of a political or critical nature. In 1901 he adapted his novel "Hóféhérke" for the stage, and it was frequently performed at the National Theater at Budapest.