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Gáspár Nagy

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Gáspár Nagy

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-05-04 （Bérbaltavár）
Died
2007-01-03 （Budapest） age 57
Nationality
Hungarian
Languages
Hungarian
Residence History
Budapest

Career

Occupations
Poet, Writer
Active Years
1975-2007
Affiliations
Móra Ferenc Publishing House, Hungarian Writer’s Association, Hitel, Hungarian Catholic Radio
Memberships
Hungarian Writer’s Association
Influenced By
Imre Nagy

Education

Benedictine Grammar School of Pannonhalma
Country: Hungary
Graduated from grammar school
Szombathely
Library Science
Country: Hungary
Studied Library Science
Budapest
Aesthetics and Sociology
Country: Hungary
Studied Aesthetics and Sociology

Awards

Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award
1999
Organization: Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award (founded by Pál Molnár)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Koronatűz (Crown Fire)

1975 Poetry

Poetry collection

RevolutionAnti-communism

Halántékdob (Temple Drum)

1978 Poetry

Poetry collection

RevolutionAnti-communism

Öröknyár, elmúltam kilenc éves (Eternal Summer: I’m Over Nine)

1984 Poem

Poem protesting the unmarked grave of Imre Nagy and unnamed murderers from 1956 revolution, with hidden acrostic.

1956 RevolutionCensorshipResistance

Bibliography

  • 1975 Koronatűz (Crown Fire)
  • 1978 Halántékdob (Temple Drum)
  • 1982 Földi pörök (Earthly Trials)
  • 1986 Áron mondja (Áron Says)
  • 1987 Kibiztosított beszéd (Trigger Speech)
  • 1989 Múlik a jövőnk (Our Future is Passing)
  • 1993 Mosolyelágazás (Forking Smiles)
  • 1994 Fölös ébrenlétem (Useless Wake)
  • 1995 Zónaidő (Zone Time)
  • 1995 Augusztusban, Ludvík Jahn nyomában (In August, in the Footsteps of Ludvík Jahn)
  • 1998 Tudom, nagy nyári délután lesz (I know It will be a Big Summer Afternoon)
  • 1999 Szabadrabok (Free Slaves, collected poems, 1968–1998)
  • 2000 Hullámzó vizeken kereszt (A Cross on Wavy Water)
  • 2001 Amíg fölragyog a jászol (Until the Manger Shines)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Political poetryDissident
Recurring Motifs
1956 Hungarian Revolution1968 Prague SpringAnti-communism

Legacy

Hungarian dissident poet whose works contributed to the democratic changes in 1989.

Quotes

  • One day he must be buried and we must not forget to appo**IN**t the murderers!
    Source: Öröknyár, elmúltam kilenc éves (Eternal Summer: I’m Over Nine) (1984)

Trivia

  • Famous for using acrostic to evade censorship in his poetry.