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George Szirtes

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Hungarian-British poet, writer and translator (born 1948)

United KingdomWritersBorn 1948 · age 78
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George Szirtes is a British-Hungarian poet and translator into English. Originally from Hungary, he has lived in the United Kingdom for most of his life. Szirtes was a judge for the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize. In 2024 he was awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry.

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Awards 7

2013Best Translated Book Award
1987Cholmondeley Award
1982Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
1980Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
T. S. Eliot Prize
Popescu Prize
King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry

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Herta MüllerAlso won Best Translated Book AwardMichael LongleyAlso won T. S. Eliot PrizeImtiaz DharkerAlso won King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for PoetryMichael HamburgerAlso won Popescu PrizeMichael HofmannAlso won Geoffrey Faber Memorial PrizeLachlan MackinnonAlso won Cholmondeley Award

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78
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9 languages

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