Márton Kalász

poet, literary translator

Somberek, 8 September 1934 – Budapest, 30 December 2021

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

When the poet creates a work, he does not solve – he creates. In his images he passionately reiterates a corrected version of the world, while hearkening to the beckoning voice of a higher, experience-transcending life. The recomposed world (with its wider contours) gives shape to the first signs of metaphysics. “... I look at the other; at the one who is there / behind you.

Artist of the Nation

The top prize in the hierarchical system of art awards, granted to Kossuth Prize-winning artists over 65 who have created significant value in their artistic field. By law, no more than seventy artists may hold it simultaneously.

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2013governmental award

Kossuth Prize

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

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1996governmental award

Commander'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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1971governmental award

József Attila Award

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

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