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György Sebestyén

1930 – 1990

Hungarian author

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Lived 1930 – 1990 (aged 59). György Sebestyén was a Hungarian and Austrian writer, translator, journalist, dramaturge and critic.

György Sebestyén (30 October 1930 – 6 June 1990) was a Hungarian-Austrian writer, radio dramatist and screenwriter.

Life Born in Budapest, Sebestyén grew up bilingual in Budapest – as was often the case at the time. He published his first novel in Hungarian. The ethnology graduate fled to Vienna in 1956 after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, in which he had actively participated.

He was the editor of the cultural magazine Pannonia, financed by the province of Burgenland, and published by the province of Lower Austria.

Sebestyén died in Vienna at the age of 59.

Honours and prizes 1975: 1976: Anton Wildgans Prize 1989: of the Province of Styria.

Work Source: Die Türen schließen sich, 1957 Der Mann im Sattel oder Ein langer Sonntag, 1961 Die Schule der Verführung, 1964 Flötenspieler und Phantome. Eine Reise durch das Tauwetter, 1965 Anatomie eines Sieges. Blitzkrieg um Israel, 1967 Burgenland, wo sich die Wege kreuzen, 1977 Thennberg oder Versuch einer Heimkehr. Roman. Braumüller Literaturverlag, Wien 2010. . Albino, 1984 Die Werke der Einsamkeit, 1986 Reise durch das Tauwetter – Když nastala obleva, edited by Haimo L. Handl, mit einem Nachwort von Heide Breuer, Übersetzung aus dem Deutschen ins Tschechische von Helena Tesarikova. Illustrationen von Robert Petschinka. Driesch Verlag, Drösing 2013,

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Education
Eötvös Loránd University
Awards
Anton Wildgans Prize; Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria; Peter Rosegger Literary Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who was György Sebestyén?

Hungarian author (1930–1990)

When was György Sebestyén born?

György Sebestyén was born on 30 October 1930 in Budapest.

When did György Sebestyén die?

György Sebestyén died on 6 June 1990 in Vienna.

What was György Sebestyén's occupation?

György Sebestyén was a writer, translator, journalist, dramaturge and critic.

What nationality was György Sebestyén?

György Sebestyén was Hungarian and Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: György Sebestyén

· Wikidata: Q2709264

· DBpedia: György Sebestyén

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