Péter Szondi

German literary scholar and philologist (1929–1971).

Born May 27th, 1929 in Budapest.

Died November 9th, 1971 at 42 years old in West Berlin (drowning).

Occupations
comparative literature academic, essayist, literary critic, literary scholar, translator, writer
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