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Attila József, born in Budapest in 1905, was a Hungarian poet and writer. He was a member of the Communist Party of Hungary and worked for the employer Nyugat. His native language was Hungarian, and he also spoke French and German. He was educated at the University of Szeged and Franz Joseph University.
József received the Kossuth Prize and the Baumgarten Prize. His notable works include *Összes versei*, *Költészet és nemzet*, and *Fragments*. He died in 1937 in Balatonszárszó. The cause of death was a railway accident, though the manner of death is recorded as suicide. He is buried at Fiume Road Graveyard.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1905
- Died
- 1937
- Works
- 77
Top works
- Attila Jozsef (1905-1937) sa vie, son oeuvre
- La grande triade della poesia rivoluzionaria ungherese
- Fragments
- Összes versei
- Költészet és nemzet
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Key facts
- Native name
- József Attila
- Born
- ( 1905-04-11 ) 11 April 1905, Budapest , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 3 December 1937 (1937-12-03) (aged 32), Balatonszárszó , Kingdom of Hungary
- Resting place
- Kerepesi Cemetery , Budapest, Hungary
- Language
- Hungarian
- Period
- 1922–1937
- Genre
- Poetry
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Attila
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Balatonszárszó
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Franz Joseph University
- Employer
- Nyugat
- Political party
- Communist Party of Hungary
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Image
- Homonnai József Attila.jpg
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- Commons category
- Attila József
- date of birth
- 1905-04-11
- date of death
- 1937-12-03
- manner of death
- Suicide
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- Attila József
- ethnic group
- Hungarians
- place of burial
- Fiume Road Graveyard
- cause of death
- railway accident
- name in native language
- József Attila
- writing language
- Hungarian
- medical condition
- schizophrenia
- P8168
- Jade Edmistone
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to Attila József, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Attila József (11 April 1905 – 3 December 1937) was one of the most famous Hungarian poets of the 20th century. Generally not recognized during his lifetime, József was hailed during the communist era of the 1950s as Hungary's great "proletarian poet" and he has become the best known of the modern Hungarian poets internationally.
Biography
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