In Hungarian literature, which post-war author pioneered the genre of "one-minute stories" (egyperces novellák) and wrote the absurdist play Tóték (The Tót Family)?
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Correct answer: B. István Örkény
- Step 1: István Örkény (1912–1979) established the grotesque genre of Egyperces novellák and wrote the satirical tragicomedy Tóték about wartime psychological submission. Answer: István Örkény. Why not the others: Tibor Déry wrote Niki and Szerelem, Géza Ottlik wrote the military academy novel Iskola a határon, and Péter Esterházy was a postmodern novelist.
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