Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2008) Winner
Ágota Kristóf
アーゴタ・クリストフ
Ágota Kristóf
Aliases:
Agota Kristof / Kristóf Ágota
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1935-10-30 （Csikvánd, Hungary）
- Died
- 2011-07-27 （Neuchâtel, Switzerland） age 75
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Csikvánd, Hungary (1935-1956) → Neuchâtel, Switzerland (1956-2011)
Career
- Occupations
- Factory worker, Writer
- Active Years
- 1986-2011
- Influenced
- Stephen Beachy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Prix européen de l’ADELF | Le Grand Cahier | — | ADELF | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Ruban de la Francophonie | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Prix du Livre Inter | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prix Alberto Moravia | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Gottfried-Keller-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Schiller Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Prix de l'institut neuchâtelois | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prix européen de l’ADELF
1986
Work:
Le Grand Cahier
Organization:
ADELF
Result:
受賞
Ruban de la Francophonie
1988
Result:
受賞
Prix du Livre Inter
1992
Result:
受賞
Prix Alberto Moravia
1998
Result:
受賞
Gottfried-Keller-Preis
2001
Result:
受賞
Schiller Prize
2005
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
2008
Result:
受賞
Prix de l'institut neuchâtelois
2009
Result:
受賞
Kossuth Prize
2011
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Le Grand Cahier / The Notebook
1986 FictionTwin brothers endure harsh conditions in rural wartime setting through ruthless experiments.
WarDestructionLoveLonelinessTruth and Fiction
Adaptations
- [Film] The Notebook / János Szász (2013)
Translations
- Translated into more than 40 languages
Bibliography
- Le Grand Cahier (1986)
- La Preuve (1988)
- Le Troisième Mensonge (1991)
- Hier (1995)
- L'Analphabète (2004)
- C'est égal (2005)
- Où es-tu Mathias? (2006)
Adaptations
- The Notebook (film, 2013, dir. János Szász)
- Yesterday (film Burning in the Wind, 2002, dir. Silvio Soldini)
Translations of Works
- English edition The Notebook Trilogy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and detached styleObjective narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Brutality of warTwin relationshipsLoss of identity
Legacy
Hungarian-born Swiss writer in French, renowned for The Notebook Trilogy, influential in European literature.
Archives
- Swiss Literary Archives (Bern)
In Popular Culture
- Influenced video game Mother 3, with protagonists named after book's narrators.
- Influenced novel boneyard by Stephen Beachy.
Trivia
- Fled to Switzerland during 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
- Self-taught French to write novels.
- Worked in a factory upon arrival in Switzerland.