György Ferdinandy

writer

Budapest, 11 October 1935 – Miami, 7 January 2024

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2013–2024)

György Ferdinandy has long been associated with those familiar literary-theoretical clichés such as ‘Western Hungarian literature’ or ‘émigré literature’. Yet the oeuvre of this author – who has been creating in Hungary again for many years – contributes far more to twentieth-century Hungarian writing than such labels can encompass.

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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2011governmental award

Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

One of the four highest Hungarian state awards is the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is granted in various grades to individuals who perform exemplary activities in culture, science, art, or their own field, in order to advance Hungary’’s interests and promote universal human values.

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1997governmental award

Márai Sándor Award

State award granted for an author’’s lifetime achievement, for an outstanding prose volume published in the year preceding the award, or for a Hungarian author’’s internationally recognized work. It is a mid-level artistic award conferred by the minister responsible for culture and one of the highest professional recognitions in Hungarian literature.

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1995governmental award

József Attila Award

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

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