Nándor Gion

writer
Srbobran, 1 February 1941 – Szeged, 27 August 2002
Posthumous associate member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–)
“Nándor Gion, born in 1941 in Srbobran [Szenttamás], Bačka, Vojvodina, moved to Budapest in 1993 and died in a hospital in Szeged in 2002, is one of the most important prose writers of the final decades of twentieth‑century Hungarian literature,” literary historian Tibor Elek concludes in his monograph on the many‑times‑awarded author, recipient of the
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Parallel Life Paths
2001governmental award

Kós Károly Award

The award of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for outstanding and successful individual and group work in the field of settlement protection and beautification.

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2000governmental award

Laurel Wreath Award of the Republic of Hungary

Hungarian state award for outstanding literary achievements.

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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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1988governmental award

József Attila Award

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

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