!!!Sebestyén, György

b. Budapest (Hungary), Oct. 30, 1930, 
d. Vienna, June 6, 1990. Author of scripts and radio plays. 
Studied ethnology in Budapest, took part in the Hungarian Revolution 
in 1956, escaped to Vienna, became an Austrian citizen in 1963, was 
President of the Austrian  P. E. N. Club from 1988-1990. S. 
aimed at improving the understanding between East and West with his 
cultural work and stimulated discussion of the identity of Central 
Europe. Published the magazine "Pannonia" and founded the publication 
"Morgen".

!Works
Novels: Der Mann im Sattel oder Ein langer Sonntag, 1961; Die 
Schule der Verfuehrung, 1964; Albino, 1984; Die Werke der Einsamkeit, 
1986. - Narrative works and travelogues.

!Literature
H. Blaschek-Hahn, G. S. Leben und Werk, 1990; I. 
Schramm, G. S. - der donaulaendische Kentaur, 2000; 
P. Kampits (ed.), G. S. Aufsaetze zu seinem Werk und Leben, 
2000.



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