WRITER

István Fekete

1900 - 1970

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István Fekete (25 January 1900, Gölle, Austria-Hungary – 23 June 1970, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian writer. He wrote several youth novels and animal stories. He is perhaps best known for his youth novel Tüskevár ("Thorn Castle", 1957), about two city boys' summer holiday at the corner of Lake Balaton and Zala River, their experiences, adventures, contact with Nature in its genuine form. They are helped by an old man on their gradual journey into manhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. István Fekete is the 5,148th most popular writer (down from 4,963rd in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 547th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, István Fekete ranks 5,148 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Louisa Karsch, Arvo Valton, Stephen Hunter, Francis Bebey, Wolf Erlbruch, and Angela Sommer-Bodenburg. After him are David Crane, Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević, Carme Riera, Elizabeth Jane Howard, and Jean Clair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, István Fekete ranks 253. Before him are Frederick Terman, Franz Dienert, Henry Petersen, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Pierre Braine, and Ivan Kozlovsky. After him are Carlos Raúl Villanueva, John C. Slater, Alfredo Dinale, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Eino Purje, and David Hand. Among people deceased in 1970, István Fekete ranks 213. Before him are Vano Muradeli, Fritz von Unruh, John O'Hara, Leandro Faggin, Ludovico Bidoglio, and Haakon Sörvik. After him are Matthias Heidemann, Okuro Oikawa, Alexandros Othonaios, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Slim Harpo, and Lev Kassil.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, István Fekete ranks 618 out of 1,077. Before him are Sándor Rozsnyói (1930), Kálmán Széll (1843), Károly Makk (1925), Anna Kéthly (1889), Thomas Sebeok (1920), and József Turay (1905). After him are József Háda (1911), Nicholas Kurti (1908), István Barta (1895), Péter Bakonyi (1938), Gedeon Barcza (1911), and István Lichteneckert (1892).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, István Fekete ranks 59. Before him are Ferenc Karinthy (1921), József Katona (1791), Jenő Rejtő (1905), Bertalan Szemere (1812), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), and Júlia Szendrey (1828). After him are György Faludy (1910), Mihály Csokonai (1773), János Pilinszky (1921), József Bajza (1804), Lőrinc Szabó (1900), and Sándor Kisfaludy (1772).

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