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Ágota Kristóf

1935 - 2011

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Ágota Kristóf (Hungarian: Kristóf Ágota; 30 October 1935 – 27 July 2011) was a Hungarian writer who lived in Switzerland and wrote in French. Kristóf received the "European prize" (Prix Europe, a.k.a. Prix Littéraire Europe, Grand Prix Littéraire Européen) from ADELF, the association of Francophone authors, for Le Grand Cahier (1986; later translated into English as The Notebook). It was followed by two sequels which are collectively The Notebook Trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ágota Kristóf is the 432nd most popular writer (down from 402nd in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 44th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Writer.

Ágota Kristóf is most famous for her novel "The Notebook."

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Among writers, Ágota Kristóf ranks 432 out of 7,302. Before her are Isabelle de Charrière, Saint-John Perse, Jacques Prévert, William of Rubruck, Phillis Wheatley, and Einhard. After her are Gertrude Stein, Sholem Aleichem, Joseph Brodsky, Sergei Yesenin, Sándor Márai, and Gregory of Tours.

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Among people born in 1935, Ágota Kristóf ranks 23. Before her are Isao Takahata, Julie Andrews, Michel Aoun, Theo Angelopoulos, David Prowse, and John Saxon. After her are Erich von Däniken, David Harvey, Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, Edward Said, and Fairuz. Among people deceased in 2011, Ágota Kristóf ranks 19. Before her are Sócrates, Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Simon van der Meer, and Rudolf Mössbauer. After her are Joe Frazier, Herbert A. Hauptman, Jack LaLanne, William Lipscomb, Annie Girardot, and Flórián Albert.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ágota Kristóf ranks 49 out of 1,077. Before her are Gabor Maté (1944), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Sándor Petőfi (1823), Sándor Kocsis (1929), Ágnes Keleti (1921), and Joseph Pulitzer (1847). After her are László Kubala (1927), Sándor Márai (1900), George de Hevesy (1885), John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), and Orestes (420).

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Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Ágota Kristóf ranks 4. Before her are Theodor Herzl (1860), Imre Kertész (1929), and Sándor Petőfi (1823). After her are Sándor Márai (1900), Arthur Koestler (1905), Ferenc Molnár (1878), Felix Salten (1869), Ján Kollár (1793), Emma Orczy (1865), Max Nordau (1849), and Nikolaus Lenau (1802).

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