Ádám Bodor (born 22 February 1936 in Cluj) is a Hungarian author of Transylvanian Hungarian origin.
Bodor was born in Romania to a staunchly anti-communist father and was himself an anti-communist. In his youth he believed in Transylvanian independence and overthrowing the Communist state. [1] At seventeen he was arrested by the Securitate. [2] After being freed he studied at a Calvinist seminary and began writing. After this he left Romania for Hungary and then spent some time in the West. [3] Several of his works have been adapted to film.
Ádám Bodor (born 22 February 1936 in Cluj) is a Hungarian author of Transylvanian Hungarian origin.
Bodor was born in Romania to a staunchly anti-communist father and was himself an anti-communist. In his youth he believed in Transylvanian independence and overthrowing the Communist state. [1] At seventeen he was arrested by the Securitate. [2] After being freed he studied at a Calvinist seminary and began writing. After this he left Romania for Hungary and then spent some time in the West. [3] Several of his works have been adapted to film.