Imre Kertész

Health issues and death In November 2013, after a fall in his home, Kertész underwent successful surgery on his right hip, but continued having to deal with various health problems during the last years of his life. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he was again suffering from depression, a recurring battle in his life that he managed to transform into literature: The main character of his 2003 book Felszámolás (Liquidation ) commits suicide after a struggle with depression. Fateless, translated by Christopher C. Wilson and Katharina M. Wilson (1992). Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press. and Fatelessness, translated by Tim Wilkinson (2004). New York: Vintage International. A nyomkereső (1977) Mentés másként (2011) A végső kocsma, The Final Tavern, also published as The Last Refuge (2014) 1997: Friedrich-Gundolf-Preis 1997: Jeanette Schocken Preis 2000: Herder Prize 2001: Pour le Mérite (Germany) 2004: Corine Literature Prize 2004: Goethe Medal 2011: Grande Médaille de Vermeil de la ville de Paris

Hungarian prizes 1983: Milán Füst Prize 1986: Hieronymus Prize 1988: Artisjus Literature Prize