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Sándor Agócs

アゴーチ・シャーンドル

Agocs Sandor

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957-01-18 （Jánoshalma, Hungary）
Nationality
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian
Residence History
Jánoshalma (birthplace) → Kecskemét — worked as construction technician → Lakitelek — associated with Antológia Kiadó → Budapest (publishing/activity)

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, editor, critic, bibliographer, publisher (executive)
Active Years
1980-
Affiliations
Antológia Kiadó és Nyomda Kft.

Awards

JAK scholarship
1985
Organization: József Attila Kör (JAK)
Result: 受賞
Móricz Zsigmond Scholarship
1986
Organization: Móricz Zsigmond scholarship body
Result: 受賞
Cleveland József Attila Prize
1988
Organization: Hungarian community organization in Cleveland
Result: 受賞
József Attila Literary Prize
Result: 受賞
Kölcsey Prize
1994
Result: 受賞
Pilinszky Prize
1996
Result: 受賞
Márton Áron Memorial Medal
2012
Result: 受賞
Balassi Bálint Memorial Sword
2016
Result: 受賞
Order of Merit of Hungary, Knight's Cross
2020
Organization: Republic of Hungary
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Háttér. Második könyv

1995 poetry

A poetry collection focusing on memory, background and peripheral perspectives; gathers works from the author's early to middle period.

memorybackgroundtime

Forgató idő

1990 poetry

A collection of poems from the late 1980s to early 1990s, including works that reflect political and social undertones.

nationhoodsocietythe individual

Nemzet és ... Jegyzőkönyv series

2000 edited volumes / proceedings

A series of edited conference records titled 'Nemzet és ...' (Nation and ...), dealing with regional and policy-related topics.

nationpolicyregion

Ördöglakat a számon

2010 poetry

A poetry volume collecting works from many years, showing the mature style of the author.

maturitywordplayintrospection

Lepkék a könyvtárszobában

2017 poetry

A poetry collection centered on images of a library room; includes poems about memory and books.

booksmemoryspace

Bibliography

  • A Fiatal Írók József Attila Körének lexikona (1985)
  • Csönd, ének, csönd... (1987) — bibliography, ed.
  • Hónak kéne esni. (1989)
  • Csoóri Sándor (bibliography, 1990)
  • Forgató idő (1990)
  • Háttér. Második könyv (1995)
  • Nemzet és ... series (2000)
  • A tiszakécskei plébános. Gémes Mihály 90 esztendős (2001) — ed.
  • A lakiteleki általános iskola jubileumi évkönyve, 1856–2006/2007 (2007) — ed.
  • Fiatal Írók Találkozója. Lakitelek, 1979–2009 (2009) — ed.
  • Könyveink könyve. 20 years of Antológia Kiadó (2010) — ed.
  • Ördöglakat a számon. Versek (2010)
  • Élő Antológia. Lakitelek, 1985. október 22. (2011) — ed.
  • Könyveink könyve, 2017. Megjelent könyveink (2017) — ed.
  • Lepkék a könyvtárszobában. Versek (2017)
  • Szőrén az időt. Selected and new poems (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Calm, observational style rooted in contemporary Hungarian poetic traditionPractical and documentary tendencies reflecting his work as an editor
Recurring Motifs
memorynationhood and regional identitybooks and librariestime

Legacy

Beyond his work as a poet, he has supported regional literature as head and editor of Antológia publishing. Recipient of multiple literary awards and broadly recognized in the Hungarian literary scene.

Trivia

  • Worked as a construction technician in Kecskemét from 1975–1987.
  • Since 1992 he has served as managing director and editor of Antológia Kiadó és Nyomda Kft.
  • Alongside poetry, he has been active in bibliography and editorial work, reportedly helping publish over 100 works.