About Gábor Görgey
Lived 1929 – 2022 (aged 92). Gábor Görgey was a Hungarian poet, translator, journalist, politician, writer and playwright.
Gábor Görgey (born Artúr Görgey; 22 November 1929 – 11 April 2022) was a Hungarian writer, poet, director and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 2002 and 2003. He was a descendant of the freedom fighter General Artúr Görgey who served as Minister of War during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He died on 11 April 2022, at the age of 92.
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.
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Hungarian politician (1929–2022)
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Gábor Görgey was born on 22 November 1929 in Budapest.
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Gábor Görgey died on 11 April 2022 in Solymár.
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Gábor Görgey was a poet, translator, journalist, politician, writer and playwright.
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Gábor Görgey was Hungarian.
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