The 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Hungarian novelist Imre Kertész (1929–2016) "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history."[1] He is the only Nobel Prize recipient from Hungary.[2][3]
2002 Nobel Prize in Literature
Imre Kertész
"for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history."
Before it was released in 1975, Imre Kertész worked on his first book, Sorstalanság ("Fatelessness"), for a long time. The novel is about a young György Köves, who is detained and sent to concentration camps but survives. Kertész wrote on what it means to live with an intellectual death sentence and how to cope with living in a world where so many people have perished. With his books, he identifies with the literary genre known as "witness fiction," in which a trauma is described from personal experience by the author.[4] His other celebrated prose include A nyomkereső ("The Pathseeker", 1977) and Kaddis a meg nem született gyermekért ("Kaddish for an Unborn Child", 1990).[4][2]
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Kertész was a controversial figure within Hungary, especially since being Hungary's first and only Nobel Laureate in Literature, he still lived in Germany. This tension was exacerbated by a 2009 interview with Die Welt, in which Kertész vowed himself a "Berliner" and called Budapest "completely balkanized."[5][6] Many Hungarian newspapers reacted negatively to this statement, claiming it to be hypocritical. Other critics viewed the Budapest comment ironically, saying it represented "a grudge policy that is painfully and unmistakably, characteristically Hungarian."[7] Kertész later clarified in a Duna TV interview that he had intended his comment to be "constructive" and called Hungary "his homeland".[7]
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^The Nobel Prize in Literature 2002 nobelprize.org
^Krause, Tilman (7 November 2009). "Ich schreibe keine Holocaust-Literatur, ich schreibe Romane". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ ab"Kertész birthday interview causes controversy". Hungarian Literature Online. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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2002 Press release nobelprize.org
Award ceremony speech nobelprize.org
April 14, 2024
2002, nobel, prize, literature, awarded, hungarian, novelist, imre, kertész, 1929, 2016, writing, that, upholds, fragile, experience, individual, against, barbaric, arbitrariness, history, only, nobel, prize, recipient, from, hungary, imre, kertész, writing, t. The 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Hungarian novelist Imre Kertesz 1929 2016 for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history 1 He is the only Nobel Prize recipient from Hungary 2 3 2002 Nobel Prize in LiteratureImre Kertesz for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history Date10 October 2002 2002 10 10 announcement 10 December 2002 ceremony LocationStockholm SwedenPresented bySwedish AcademyFirst awarded1901WebsiteOfficial website 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature 2003 Contents 1 Laureate 2 Reactions 3 References 4 External linksLaureate editMain article Imre Kertesz Before it was released in 1975 Imre Kertesz worked on his first book Sorstalansag Fatelessness for a long time The novel is about a young Gyorgy Koves who is detained and sent to concentration camps but survives Kertesz wrote on what it means to live with an intellectual death sentence and how to cope with living in a world where so many people have perished With his books he identifies with the literary genre known as witness fiction in which a trauma is described from personal experience by the author 4 His other celebrated prose include A nyomkereso The Pathseeker 1977 and Kaddis a meg nem szuletett gyermekert Kaddish for an Unborn Child 1990 4 2 Reactions editKertesz was a controversial figure within Hungary especially since being Hungary s first and only Nobel Laureate in Literature he still lived in Germany This tension was exacerbated by a 2009 interview with Die Welt in which Kertesz vowed himself a Berliner and called Budapest completely balkanized 5 6 Many Hungarian newspapers reacted negatively to this statement claiming it to be hypocritical Other critics viewed the Budapest comment ironically saying it represented a grudge policy that is painfully and unmistakably characteristically Hungarian 7 Kertesz later clarified in a Duna TV interview that he had intended his comment to be constructive and called Hungary his homeland 7 References edit The Nobel Prize in Literature 2002 nobelprize org a b Imre Kertesz britannica com Alan Riding 10 October 2002 Hungarian Novelist Wins Nobel Prize in Literature New York Times Retrieved 21 May 2021 a b Imre Kertesz Facts nobelprize org Kerteszkedes Retrieved 11 May 2014 Krause Tilman 7 November 2009 Ich schreibe keine Holocaust Literatur ich schreibe Romane Die Welt in German Retrieved 31 March 2016 a b Kertesz birthday interview causes controversy Hungarian Literature Online Retrieved 11 May 2014 External links edit2002 Press release nobelprize org Award ceremony speech nobelprize org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature amp oldid 1182285548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
