Imre Kertész

Interview

Interview, December 2002

Interview (in German) with the 2002 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Imre Kertész, by Horace Engdahl, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, 12 December 2002.

Imre Kertész talks about his family; his education; how he got involved in literary activities; how he discovered great literature; and how he became an author.

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