Mészáros Tibor (szerk.): Once I lived, I, Sándor Márai. Patterns from a globetrotting Hungarian's life (Budapest, 2004)

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“Dear István and Dear Irén,

I'm trying, but it can't go on. The powerlessness won't stop, and I'll soon be needing hospital care. I’m trying to avoid this. Thanks for the friendship.

Take care of each other, l think of you with the greatest affection.

Sándor náraí

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28. One of the writers final letters to his publisher István Vőrősváry.