Árpád Farkas

writer, poet, literary translator

Șimonești, 3 April 1944 – Sfântu Gheorghe, 7 February 2021

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–2021)

Throughout Árpád Farkas’s poetic and creative life (remarkably, almost from the very outset of his career), he was repeatedly confronted with a well-intentioned, encouraging yet stubbornly persistent question posed by critics and literary historians alike: why only this much?

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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2016governmental award

Laurel Wreath Award of Hungary

Hungarian state award for those who have achieved outstanding performance in the field of Hungarian literature and already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture.

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2005governmental award

Medal of Merit of the President of the Republic

Awarded by the President of the Republic of Hungary to a Hungarian or foreign citizen who has achieved outstanding merits through their life and professional work, particularly in any field of science, youth education, support of the disadvantaged and underprivileged, protection of the natural environment, as well as through artistic creation and performance or public service.

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1993governmental award

József Attila Award

The highest state literary award for outstanding literary activity, awarded by the current Minister of Culture.

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