Meny
Portrait of Imre Kertész Photo: Michael Brannäs / TT (1999)

Kertész, Imre

Country/Region:
Hungary
Born:
November 9, 1929
Dead:
March 31, 2016
Genres:
Miscellaneous prose
Imre Kertész was a Hungarian author born in Budapest to a secular Jewish family. He was widely translated and one of Hungary's best-known authors. All Kertész's works are informed by his experiences of the Second World War. He has said that, "All you can write about after Auschwitz is Auschwitz".

This is an abbreviated version of the article about Imre Kertész. Please Log in to get the full view of Alex Dictionary of Authors.

This feature requires a subscription

This feature requires a subscription

This feature requires a subscription

This feature requires a subscription