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Agota Kristofová

1935 – 2011

About this person

Hungarian Swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright (1935–2011)

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
October 30, 1935
Csikvánd
Date of death
July 27, 2011
Neuchâtel
Citizenship

Hungary · Switzerland

Occupations & fields
writerplaywrightpoetnovelist
Awards & honours
Kossuth PrizePrix du Livre InterPreis der SWR-BestenlisteAustrian State Prize for European LiteratureGottfried-Keller-PreisADELF European Literary Prize
Notable works
The Notebook
Field and occupation
maďarsko-švýcarská spisovatelka
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