Tamás Aczél

Tamás Aczél (; 1921–1994) was a Hungarian poet, writer, journalist, translator and university professor. was Aczél's uncle.

Career Aczél's first poems were published in 1941. In 1945, Aczél joined the Hungarian Communist Party, and was active member of the Hungarian Writers' Union.

Aczél was initially favoured by the post-war Hungarian government, he wrote agitational poems and schematic novels, for which he was awarded the Kossuth Prize (1949) and the Stalin Prize (1952). The couple had one son.

Works published in English

The Ice Age. A Novel. (New York, 1965) Ten Years After. A Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. (London, 1966)

Illuminations. Novel. (Pantheon Books. London, 1982) The Hunt. Novel. (London, 1990)