Imre Kertész
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Imre Kertész (Hungarian: [ˈimrɛ ˈkɛrteːs]; 9 November 1929 – 31 March 2016) 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".[4] He was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel in Literature. His works deal with themes of the Holocaust (he was a survivor of German concentration and death camps), dictatorship, and personal freedom.[2]
The native form of this personal name is Kertész Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Imre Kertész | |
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Born | (1929-11-09)9 November 1929 Budapest, Hungary |
Died | 31 March 2016(2016-03-31) (aged 86) Budapest, Hungary |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Hungarian[1] |
Notable works | Fatelessness Kaddish for an Unborn Child Liquidation |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 2002 |
Spouse | Albina Vas (d. 1995) Magda Ambrus
(m. 1996) |
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