Ferenc Juhász (16 August 1928 – 2 December 2015) was a Hungarian poet and Golden Wreath laureate[1] (1992). He was considered a close contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976.[2] His brother was historian Gyula Juhász.

Ferenc Juhász
Ferenc Juhász in 2007
Ferenc Juhász in 2007
Born(1928-08-16)16 August 1928
Bia, Hungary
Died2 December 2015(2015-12-02) (aged 87)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationPoet
LanguageHungarian

Ferenc Juhász published his first poem in 1946. His first book of poems, The Winged Foal, was published in 1949.[3]

His poem The boy changed into a stag clamors at the gate of secrets, has been translated into English.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Awards". Struga Poetry Evenings. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Index - Kultúr - Meghalt Juhász Ferenc költő". 2015-12-03.
  3. ^ Juhász, Ferenc. "Szárnyas csikó : versek : 1946-1949". Debrecen National Library. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ Wevill, David (1969). "Ferenc Juhász: The Boy Changed into a Stag Clamors at the Gate of Secrets". Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics. 8 (4): 572–584. JSTOR 20163235.