Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award
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Edition 17 (2013) Winner
Márton Kalász
カラーシュ・マールトン
Kalász Márton
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-09-08 （Somberek, Hungary）
- Died
- 2021-12-30 （Budapest, Hungary） age 87
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, German
- Residence History
- Somberek (born) → Pécs → Budapest → Berlin → Stuttgart
Career
- Occupations
- translator, writer, poet, Germanist, university lecturer, editor
- Active Years
- 1952-2021
- Affiliations
- Magyar Művészeti Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Arts), Hungarian Writers' Association, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church
- Memberships
- Member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, Hungarian Writers' Association, Digital Literary Academy
- Influenced By
- German contemporary poets such as Günter Kunert, Franz Fühmann, Günter Grass
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | József Attila Prize | — | — | Hungarian cultural institutions | 受賞 |
| 1987 | József Attila Prize | — | — | Hungarian cultural institutions | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Kossuth Prize | — | — | Government of Hungary | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Cross | — | — | State of Hungary | 受章 |
| 2006 | Prima Primissima Prize | — | — | Prima Primissima | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Stephanus Prize | — | — | Stephanus | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Szépirodalmi Figyelő Prize | — | — | Szépirodalmi Figyelő | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Hungarian Heritage Award | — | — | Hungarian Heritage | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Artist of the Nation | — | — | State of Hungary | 授与 |
| 2001 | Arany János Prize | — | — | Hungarian cultural institutions | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Radnóti Prize | — | — | Hungarian cultural institutions | 受賞 |
József Attila Prize
1971
Organization:
Hungarian cultural institutions
Result:
受賞
József Attila Prize
1987
Organization:
Hungarian cultural institutions
Result:
受賞
Kossuth Prize
2013
Organization:
Government of Hungary
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Cross
1994
Organization:
State of Hungary
Result:
受章
Prima Primissima Prize
2006
Organization:
Prima Primissima
Result:
受賞
Stephanus Prize
2007
Organization:
Stephanus
Result:
受賞
Szépirodalmi Figyelő Prize
2008
Organization:
Szépirodalmi Figyelő
Result:
受賞
Hungarian Heritage Award
2014
Organization:
Hungarian Heritage
Result:
受賞
Artist of the Nation
2016
Organization:
State of Hungary
Result:
授与
Arany János Prize
2001
Organization:
Hungarian cultural institutions
Result:
受賞
Radnóti Prize
1985
Organization:
Hungarian cultural institutions
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Viola d'amour
1969 Poetry (collection)A cycle of one hundred eight-line rhymed poems forming an internal narrative of love; an early major collection.
loveinner worldfolk-song like
Szállás
1978 Poetry (collection)A collection marked by elided sentences, archaic and regional words; notable for using omissions in expression.
memorydialect and archaic languageexistence
Az imádkozó sáska
1980 Poetry (collection)A poetry collection about adults living in big cities who carry on rural ancestral traditions; contrasts urban life with rural memory.
city and countrysidegenerational legacymemory
Téli bárány (Winter Lamb)
1986 Novel (autobiographical)An autobiographical novel recounting childhood memories and family history.
recollectionfamilyidentity
Berlin – Zárt övezet. Memoirs
2010 Memoirs / EssaysEssays and memories reflecting on experiences of the Berlin Wall and Cold War Germany, and their influence on his work.
historical memoryCold WarGerman experience
Bibliography
- Hajnali szekerek (1955)
- Viola d'amour (1969)
- Szállás (1978)
- Az imádkozó sáska (1980)
- Téli bárány (1986)
- Berlin – Zárt övezet. Emlékezések (2010)
- Collected Poems of Márton Kalász (2009)
- Ki kap szamárkenyeret? (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- folk-song like rhythmsfragmentary and ellipted sentencesbold word order and coinageslyrical and meditative
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and nostalgiacontrast of city and countrysidegenerational inheritancelinguistic potential and estrangement
Legacy
Márton Kalász was a leading Hungarian poet, translator and educator who broadened Hungarian poetic expression through translations of German-language poets. He received multiple major literary awards and national honors and left a significant mark on Hungarian literature from the late 20th to early 21st century.
Academic Societies
- Magyar Művészeti Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Arts)
- Hungarian Writers' Association
- Digital Literary Academy
Archives
- Collections at the National Széchényi Library (OSZK)
- Petőfi Literary Museum (PIM) holdings
Trivia
- Born into a Danube Swabian (Hungarian German) family and did not speak Hungarian fluently until school age.
- Well known for translations of German-language contemporary poets (e.g. Günter Kunert, Franz Fühmann, Günter Grass).
- Two-time József Attila Prize winner (1971, 1987).
- Recipient of the Kossuth Prize in 2013 and the 'Artist of the Nation' title in 2016.
- Often organized poems into cycles and notable for a style using omissions and archaic/dialectal words.