Gábor Görgey (born ''Artúr Görgey''; 22 November 1929 – 11 April 2022) was a Hungarian writer, poet, director and politician, who served as

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organiza ...

between 2002 and 2003. He was a descendant of the freedom fighter General Artúr Görgey who served as Minister of War during the

Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The Hungarian Revolution of 1848, also known in Hungary as Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many Revolutions of 1848, European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in ...

. He died on 11 April 2022, at the age of 92.Meghalt Görgey Gábor

Honours

* Graves Prize (1976) *

Attila József Attila József (; 11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century. Generally not recognized during his lifetime, József was hailed during the communist era of the 1950s as Hungary's great ...

Prize (1980) *

Tibor Déry Tibor Déry (18 October 1894 in Budapest – 18 August 1977 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer and poet. He also wrote under the names Tibor Dániel and Pál Verdes. György Lukács praised Dery as being "the greatest depicter of human b ...

Award (1989) * Book of the Year Award (2000) * Pro urbe Budapest (2001) * Gold Pen (2005) *

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize (, ) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1936, by the Hungarian National Assembly, to acknowledge outstanding personal and grou ...

(2006)

Works

* ''Füst és fény'' (poems, 1956) * ''Délkör'' (poems, 1963) * ''Köszönöm, jól'' (poems, 1970) * ''Alacsony az Ararát'' (plays, 1971) * ''Légifolyosó'' (poems, 1977) * ''Munkavilágítás'' (essays, 1984) * ''A díva bosszúja'' (short stories, 1988) * ''Nők szigete'' (poems, 1990) * ''Mindig újabb kutyák jönnek'' (novel, 1991) * ''Eszkimó nyár'' (poems, 1993) * ''Utolsó jelentés Atlantiszról'' (novel, 2000) * ''Volt egyszer egy Felvidék!'' (novel, 1989) Magvető Kiadó, Budapest, 1989. His first drama, the ''Komámasszony, hol a stukker?'' brought significant successes. It was shown in the United States too.

References

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