David Martin was a novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, editor, literary reviewer and lecturer.  He was born in Budapest, Hungary on 22 December 1915, one of twin sons, to Leo and Hedwig Detsinyi. He was given the name Ludwig but adopted the name of David Martin after he moved to England.  His first book – a collection of his poetry – was published in 1942. He went on to publish a number of books, which included further collections of his poetry, novels, short stories, children’s books, plays and his autobiography. Many of his works have been published overseas and some have been adapted for theatre and television. David Martin died in 1997.