PÉTER ESTERHAZY
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t
might be more reassuring if the writer thought less in terms of the
people and the nation, and more in terms of subject and predicate. (Péter
Esterházy)
1950 born in Budapest
1969-74 studied mathematics at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
1974 his first writings were published in various literary journals
1996 Kossuth Prize
1996-97 a stipend from the Berliner Wissenschaftkolleg
He writes novels, short stories, essays and drama. His
work is characterized by stylistic diversity and formal experimentation
- pastiche, quotations, fragments, puns, allusions, subtexts and much
more - which show his interest in language philosophy.
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