Hungarian writer, playwright and essayist Péter Nádas died on Wednesday, August 26, at the age of 83. His death was confirmed by his literary agent Anett Oroszová; according to available information, he died at his home in the village of Gombosszeg in Zala County in southwestern Hungary. The cause of death was not disclosed. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
Nádas was among the most important contemporary Hungarian authors and was repeatedly mentioned among possible candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his literary career, he worked as a journalist and photographer. His work has been translated into many languages and has received numerous international awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize. novinky.cz ↗
The books cited include, for example, The Bible and The End of a Family Story. Foreign media recall that his extensive novels influenced Europe’s literary image and that in them he focused especially on family memory, history and the experience of Central Europe. In addition to prose, he also wrote essays and dramatic texts.
Nádas’s death closes a significant chapter of Hungarian literature in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. His work remains part of the European literary context also thanks to translations, awards and the long-term attention paid to him by the international literary public.
Hungarian Writer Péter Nádas Has Died, He Was 83
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Zemřel maďarský spisovatel Péter Nádas. Byl laureátem Ceny Franze Kafky
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 14:09 26.08.
Literatur: Ungarischer Schriftsteller Peter Nadas stirbt mit 83 Jahren
Tagesspiegel
| 13:58 26.08.
Zemřel maďarský spisovatel Péter Nádas, byl opakovaně navržen na Nobelovu cenu
idnes.cz
| 13:51 26.08.
Zemřel spisovatel Péter Nádas, zmiňovaný jako kandidát na Nobelovu cenu
novinky.cz
| 14:19 26.08.
Literatur: Ungarischer Schriftsteller Peter Nadas stirbt mit 83 Jahren
Die Zeit
| 13:57 26.08.
„Po srpnu 1968 jsem nemohl být dál novinářem.“ Zemřel spisovatel Péter Nádas
seznamzpravy.cz
| 13:15 26.08.
Zemřel maďarský spisovatel Péter Nádas
ceskenoviny.cz
| 13:13 26.08.
Dichter Péter Nádas 83-jährig gestorben
Der Standard
| 12:20 26.08.
Ungarn - Schriftsteller Péter Nádas im Alter von 83 Jahren gestorben
Deutschlandfunk
| 13:04 26.08.
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