János Rózsás
János Rózsás (born August 6, 1926 in Budapest , † November 2, 2012 in Nagykanizsa ) was a Hungarian writer .
biography
János Rózsás was born into a simple working class family. As a 14-year-old, he had to contribute to the family's maintenance. In autumn 1944 he was called up for military service and was taken prisoner by the Soviets in December. He was only able to return to his homeland after Stalin's death at the end of 1953.
The following year he started a family and had two sons and a daughter. He worked as an accountant and later as an interpreter. He subsequently graduated from high school. He wrote down his memoirs immediately after his return from the Soviet Union, but in Hungary they did not appear until after the fall of the ' Iron Curtain ' around 1990. He was a member of the Hungarian Writers' Union , received high state awards, including the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic . He was an honorary citizen of Nagykanizsa City and the Zala District in Hungary.
Works (selection)
- Sister Dusja. An invigorating ray of sunshine in Siberia. Translated by László Rózsás, Gryphon-Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-937800-52-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about János Rózsás in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meghalt Rózsás János író. index.hu, November 2, 2012, accessed November 2, 2012 (Hungarian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rózsás, János |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1926 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2012 |
Place of death | Nagykanizsa |