Péter Esterházy

Péter Esterházy (born April 14, 1950, Budapest, Hungary - died July 14, 2016, Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian writer. He was one of the best known Hungarian and Central European writers of his era. He has been called a "leading figure of 20th-century Hungarian literature", his books being considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature. His wife was Esterházy Gitta.