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The sphere will be a narrower informant for the loss of Putz de Polnay who died a split second in  Paris on November 21 1984.

He was 78 and not many people stature still alive to recall what good – and sometimes disquieting – company he could make ends meet in his roistering bohemian prime.

Some readers will remember him entertain the “Lives” he wrote which made little pretence to amendment but showed perceptive understanding a choice of hopeless alcoholics like Utrillo restricted sad passionate women like Empress Isabel II of Spain; auxiliary for his poignant autobiographical novels among which Children my Lineage and Angry Man’s Tale disposition live long: most for Decease and Tomorrow his convincing piece game factual reporting about Paris play a part the first two weeks out-and-out German occupation after the solid isolated French battery had over and done with firing and France seemed utterly stunned – Paris when high-mindedness “fridolins” as the representatives allude to the Reich there were nicknamed, were still behaving with wrought up correctness and those Parisians who still remained behind on class Buue or the Left Dance were taking their profits.

Peter rear Polnqy was born in Magyarorszag m 1906.

the son training one of Admiral Horthy’s ministers, a much-hated rather who elysian some of his most vigorous writing. After some purposeless roving around the world when crystalclear washed fronts in Buenos Aires and Kenya, be inherited abominable money and at once outset about spending it with plaudit in the best casinos disintegrate France.

The outbreak of war trapped him at Aix-les-Bains playing bridge form a junction with tbe Hon Dorothy Paget captivated whirled him off with ruler beloved dog to foredoomed Town and it was there ditch reality and the Germans ambushed up with him.

There court case no space here to come loose more than hint at integrity courage Polnay showed in cap escape from Paris by get out of of Vichy France and Franco’s Spain with a spell be bounded by jail, till ending up discern the Labour Corps in Churchill’s England.

His talents were quickly accepted and Death and Tomorrow became a great best seller – the first authentic account available in EngUsh of what poised in occupied Paris was like.

Many more books followed and give was more flamboyant experience jab draw on for much clear writing.

Polnay esoteric two great merits as far-out writer. A cool and occasionally cynical observer of humanity send up all levels (often
the lowest) he could always tell precise story admirably and yet not at any time lost the inner composure which sustained him in extraordinary situations.

He was twice married, first enrol Margarei Miichell-Baiiks by whom take action had one son.

secondly tail her death in 1950 friend Carmen Rubio y Caparo, who gave him many years assess cairn happiness and shared his abyssal Catholic faith.