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Ágota Kristóf
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Memorial Page for Ágota Kristóf

Oct 30, 1935 – Jul 27, 2011(75 years)Died in:Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel

Hungarian Swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright

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July 27th, 2026

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Kossuth PrizePrix du Livre InterPreis der SWR-BestenlisteAustrian State Prize for European LiteratureGottfried-Keller-PreisADELF European Literary Prize

Ágota Kristóf (* October 30, 1935 in Csikvánd; † July 27, 2011 in Neuchâtel) was a hungarian Swiss writer, poet, novelist and playwright. She was 75 years old. She received 6 awards, including Kossuth Prize, Prix du Livre Inter. She was buried at Kőszeg.

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Born in Csikvánd, Győr-Moson-Sopron County

1935

ADELF European Literary Prize

1986

Prix du Livre Inter

1992

The Third Lie

Gottfried-Keller-Preis

2001

Preis der SWR-Bestenliste

2006

Austrian State Prize for European Literature

2008

Kossuth Prize

2011

Died in Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel

2011

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Ágota Kristóf. Forever remembered.