About Zsófia Dénes
Lived 1885 – 1987 (aged 102). Zsófia Dénes was a Hungarian journalist and writer.
Zsófia Józsefné Szalatnyay Dénes (14 January 1885 – 22 January 1987) was a Hungarian writer. In 1976, she established the Ady Prize in his honour.
Dénes wrote the first Hungarian biography of Vladimir Lenin. She knew prominent figures of her time such as Sigmund Freud and poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
She died in Budapest at the age of 102.
Selected works Source: Zrínyi Ilona, historical novel (1959) Gyalog a baloldalon (Pedestrian on the left bank) (1965) Párizsi körhinta (Paris merry-go-round), memoirs (1966) Szivárvány (Rainbow), memoirs (1970)
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Who was Zsófia Dénes?
Hungarian writer (1885–1987)
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Zsófia Dénes was born on 14 January 1885 in Budapest.
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Zsófia Dénes died on 23 January 1987 in Budapest.
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Zsófia Dénes was a journalist and writer.
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Zsófia Dénes was Hungarian.
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