The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test.

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Essays
Vizinczey has written two books of literary philosophical and political essays: The Rules of Chaos (1969) and Truth and Lies in Literature (1985). He wrote at that time two plays The Last Word and Mama which were banned by the Hungarian Communist regime.

Stephen Vizinczey originally István Vizinczey (born 1933 in Káloz Hungary) is an author and writer.