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1928
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1949
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{"value"=>"Series IV: Writings by Molnár"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Before emigrating to the US Molnár wrote feuilletons for Hungarian newspapers. These unique and uncollected pieces prove to be an important barometer of the cultural climate on the Continent before, during and after WW I. Several of these articles from German, Hungarian and English papers are found here. This series also includes a short story “The Blue-Eyed Lady in the Show Window” which appeared in <span class=\"title\">The Commonweal</span> magazine and was eventually published as a children’s book. Notes on the drafts show that Molnár envisioned the story in such a way as to also appear as a short film though it was never produced. Though Molnár wrote several novels in addition to his many plays, there exists only one, <span class=\"title\">Eine Herbstriese</span>, as a working draft in this collection. Towards the end of his life he began work on his autobiography, which is a combination of stories and reminiscences, from his own life and those of his close friends, relayed not in a chronological linearity but in episodic anecdotes. This series holds many drafts of these episodes. The “autobiography” <span class=\"title\">Companion in Exile</span>, however turns out to be much more a devotional remembrance and autumnal paean to his secretary Wanda Bartha, cleverly filtering experiences through others, and installing himself as observer as opposed to main star.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Alphabetical</p>"}
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1928
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1949
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1928