Gábor Görgey

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Gábor Görgey
At the 2007 Hungarian Kossuth Prize
Minister of Culture of Hungary
In office
27 May 2002 – 18 May 2003
Preceded byZoltán Rockenbauer
Succeeded byIstván Hiller
Personal details
Born(1929-11-22)22 November 1929
Budapest, Hungary
Died11 April 2022(2022-04-11) (aged 92)
Solymár, Hungary
Political partyIndependent
SpouseIldikó Iván
Children3
Professionnovelist, director, poet, politician

Gábor Görgey (born Artúr Görgey; 22 November 1929 – 11 April 2022) was a Hungarian writer, poet, director and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 2002 and 2003. He was a descendant of the freedom fighter General Artúr Görgey who served as Minister of War during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He died on 11 April 2022, at the age of 92.[1]

Honours[edit]

Works[edit]

  • Füst és fény (poems, 1956)
  • Délkör (poems, 1963)
  • Köszönöm, jól (poems, 1970)
  • Alacsony az Ararát (plays, 1971)
  • Légifolyosó (poems, 1977)
  • Munkavilágítás (essays, 1984)
  • A díva bosszúja (short stories, 1988)
  • Nők szigete (poems, 1990)
  • Mindig újabb kutyák jönnek (novel, 1991)
  • Eszkimó nyár (poems, 1993)
  • Utolsó jelentés Atlantiszról (novel, 2000)
  • Volt egyszer egy Felvidék! (novel, 1989) Magvető Kiadó, Budapest, 1989.

His first drama, the Komámasszony, hol a stukker? brought significant successes. It was shown in the United States too.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meghalt Görgey Gábor (in Hungarian)
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Culture
2002–2003
Succeeded by