Gábor Görgey
Hungarian politician

Gábor Görgey

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Hungarian politician
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Hungary
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Birth:
22 November 1929(Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary)
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Gábor Görgey (born as Artúr Görgey on 22 November 1929) is a Hungarian writer, poet, director and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 2002 and 2003. He is a descendant of the freedom fighter General Artúr Görgey who served as Minister of War during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

Honours

  • Graves Prize (1976)
  • Attila József Prize (1980)
  • Tibor Déry Award (1989)
  • Book of the Year Award (2000)
  • Pro urbe Budapest (2001)
  • Gold Pen (2005)
  • Kossuth Prize (2006)

Works

  • Füst és fény (poems, 1956)
  • Délkör (poems, 1963)
  • Köszönöm, jól (poems, 1970)
  • Alacsony az Ararát (plays, 1971)
  • Légifolyosó (poems, 1977)
  • Munkavilágítás (essays, 1984)
  • A díva bosszúja (short stories, 1988)
  • Nők szigete (poems, 1990)
  • Mindig újabb kutyák jönnek (novel, 1991)
  • Eszkimó nyár (poems, 1993)
  • Utolsó jelentés Atlantiszról (novel, 2000)
  • Volt egyszer egy Felvidék! (novel, 1989) Magvető Kiadó, Budapest, 1989.

His first drama, the Komámasszony, hol a stukker? brought significant successes. It was shown in the United States too.