István Örkény
Hungarian writer (1912-1979) · Hungary · On the map · Writers · Died at 67
István György Örkény was a Hungarian writer whose plays and novels often featured grotesque situations. He was a recipient of the Kossuth Prize in 1973.
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1979Died24 June 19791973Kossuth PrizeAward1967József Attila PrizeAward1955József Attila PrizeAward1912Born5 April 1912
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Károly Makk Directed Cat's Play and A Very Moral Night
Zoltán Fábri Directed The Tóth Family (1969)
Viktor Gertler Directed Honour and Glory (1951)
András Kozák Also in Diagnózis and Az ember melegségre vágyik
István Orosz Directed Towards the Salt Cellar (1978)
Margit Makay István wrote A Very Moral Night (1977)
Mária Sulyok Also in Honour and Glory (1951)
János Rajz Also in The Tóth Family (1969)
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Country
Hungary
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1979 · aged 67
