Menyhért Tamás

writer, poet

Dornești, 24 July 1940 – Budapest, 27 March 2025

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–2025)

Hardly any artist has a body of work that can be approached from a single perspective. When it comes to authors of belles-lettres, it is often advisable to trace matters back as far

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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2019governmental award

Kossuth Prize

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

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2015governmental 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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1984governmental award

József Attila Award

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

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