Ádám Bodor

writer
Cluj-Napoca, 22 February 1936
Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–)
“For today’s reader, the name Ádám Bodor denotes a fully realised, almost magical authorial universe, unmistakable and unlike any other” – this is how literary critic and scholar Gergely Angyalosi introduces the inner logic and defining features of Bodor’s creative presence in Hungarian literature.
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Parallel Life Paths
2019governmental award

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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2003governmental award

Kossuth Prize

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

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1998governmental award

Laurel Wreath Award of the Republic of Hungary

Hungarian state award for outstanding literary achievements.

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1996governmental 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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1986governmental award

József Attila Award

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

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