Imre Kertész Writer

Imre Kertész (Hungarian: [ˈimrɛ ˈkɛrteːs]; born 9 November 1929) is a Hungarian author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". Born in Budapest, Hungary, he resides in Berlin with his wife.

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Imre Kertész
Birth dateNovember 09, 1929
Birth place
Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Ethnicity
History of the Jews in Hungary

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