The writer Peter Nadas dies on Wednesday. He is 83 years old. Nadas dies in his house in Gombosszeg. This is a village in Hungary. He lives there since the year 1984.
Nadas is an important author in Europe. He writes about hard times. His topics are violence and hate. As a child he survives the Holocaust. He hides with his family.
His books are very long. People call such books Monumental-Romane. One book has 1300 pages. He works nearly 12 years on this book. For another book he needs 17 years.
Many experts praise his work. He is a candidate for the Nobel-Preis fR Literatur. Nadas works for newspapers. Later he is a free writer.