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Imre Kertész: Hungarian author (1929–2016).
Born in Budapest (died at age 86).
20 awards including Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (complimentary gift).
Studied at Madách Imre High School.
AWARDS (20)
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Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (complimentary gift)
WON
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Déry Tibor Prize
WON
B
Ernst Reuter Medal
WON
B
Friedrich Gundolf Prize
WON
Biography
Imre Kertész was a Hungarian author and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel in Literature. His works deal with themes of the Holocaust, dictatorship, and personal freedom.
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