Sándor Márai

Sándor Márai

3 Series • 7 Books

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Rebels (1930)
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Publication Order of Collections
Start with: The Withering World (2014)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Memoir of Hungary, 1944-1948 (1971)

ⓘ About Sándor Márai

Sandor Marai was a Hungarian author, journalist, and poet born in Kassa, Austria Hungary in 1900. Over the years, he has become known for writing in a clear and precise realist style which has made him one of the most respected literary fiction novelists from the 20th century. As for his upbringing, Sandor was born to a noble family in Hungary that had German origins. He was the son of a jurist named Geza Grosschmid who was a member of parliament in the Czechoslovak legislature following the end of the First World War. As a child, he went to school in Budapest and Kassa, Eperjes. Following his high school studies, he went to study the humanities and literature at Peter Pazmany University which was the beginning of his literary journey.

All Book Series by Sándor Márai

1
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The Rebels

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1930

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1930
2
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Esther's Inheritance

Book 2 of 5 · published 1939

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1939
3
Casanova in Bolzano / Conversations in Bolzano book cover

Casanova in Bolzano / Conversations in Bolzano

Book 3 of 5 · published 1940

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1940
4
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Portraits of a Marriage

Book 4 of 5 · published 1941

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1941
5
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Embers

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1942

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1942
1
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The Withering World

Single-title series · published 2014

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2014
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Memoir of Hungary, 1944-1948

Single-title series · published 1971

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1971

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Sándor Márai?

Sandor Marai was a Hungarian author, journalist, and poet born in Kassa, Austria Hungary in 1900. Over the years, he has become known for writing in a clear and precise realist style which has made him one of the most respected literary fiction novelists from the 20th century. As for his upbringing, Sandor was born to a noble family in Hungary that had German origins.

Which Sándor Márai series should I start with?

Sándor Márai's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Rebels (1930).

How many books has Sándor Márai written?

Sándor Márai has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1930 and 2014. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Collections and Non-Fiction.

In what order should Sándor Márai's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 7 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Sándor Márai's books organised into series?

This guide splits Sándor Márai's 7 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (5 books); Collections (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book).