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János Pilinszky
1921 – 1981
About this person
Hungarian poet, writer (1921–1981)
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 27, 1921
Budapest
Date of death
May 27, 1981
Budapest
Citizenship
Hungary
Occupations & fields
writerpoetliterary translatorplaywrightscreenwriterlibrettist
Awards & honours
Kossuth PrizeHungarian Heritage AwardJózsef Attila PrizeBaumgarten Prize
- Field and occupation
- maďarský spisovatel
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