Nemes Nagy, Agnes (1922–1991)
Nemes Nagy, Agnes (1922–1991)
Hungarian poet. Born 1922 in Budapest, Hungary; died in Budapest, 1991; studied Hungarian and Latin at Pázmány Péter University; m. Bálázs Lengyel (critic).
Was in the resistance during WWII (1944–45); worked as magazine editor and secondary schoolteacher; published collection of poetry, Kettös Világban (1946); silenced for political reasons (1948–57); writings include Szárazvillám (Dry Lightning, 1957), and A Lovák és az angyalok (The Horses and the Angels, 1969). Won Joszef Attila Prize (1969) and Kossuth Prize (1983).
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