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Ágota Kristóf
AuthorBooks · Second hand1935-2011
Ágota Kristóf was a Hungarian writer who lived in Switzerland and wrote in French. Kristóf received the "European prize" from ADELF, the association of Francophone authors, for Le Grand Cahier. It was followed by two sequels which are collectively The Notebook Trilogy. She won the 2001 Gottfried Keller Award in Switzerland and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2008.
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Titles
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Featured books
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Curiosities
About Ágota Kristóf
Birth
1935
Death
2011
First book
1986
Years writing
40
Ágota Kristóf was a Hungarian writer who lived in Switzerland and wrote in French. Kristóf received the "European prize" from ADELF, the association of Francophone authors, for Le Grand Cahier. It was followed by two sequels which are collectively The Notebook Trilogy. She won the 2001 Gottfried Keller Award in Switzerland and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2008.
Ágota Kristóf was a prominent Hungarian-Swiss writer who wrote much of her work in French.
Her most iconic novel, The Notebook, is a fundamental work of contemporary literature.
Throughout her prolific career, she wrote a total of 49 works spanning novels, plays, and poetry.
Born in Hungary in 1935, she found her home in Switzerland, where she consolidated her literary voice.
Her literary legacy transcends borders, having been translated into numerous languages and recognized internationally.
