Endre Kukorelly
Endre Kukorelly (born 26 April 1951) is a Hungarian writer, poet and journalist. He is a teacher of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. He was also an editor of the Magyar Narancs.
Endre Kukorelly

Lenke Szilágyi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Endre Kukorelly
- Born
- 26 April 1951
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- writer, poet
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Fields
- Hungarian literature
- Education
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Honours
- Laureate of the Hungarian Republic · Márai Sándor Prize · Móricz Zsigmond Grant · Alföld Prize · Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary · József Attila Prize
- Languages
- Hungarian · English · German
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Endre Kukorelly (born 26 April 1951) is a Hungarian writer, poet and journalist. He is a teacher of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. He was also an editor of the Magyar Narancs.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Endre Kukorelly. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q213059 · wikipedia · Endre Kukorelly
In this article
Biography
Biography
Endre Kukorelly studied at Eötvös Loránd University. The recorded working language is Hungarian, English and German. The field of work recorded is Hungarian literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Budapest. Employment is recorded with Hungarian University of Fine Arts. Positions recorded include member of the National Assembly of Hungary. Distinctions recorded are Laureate of the Hungarian Republic, Márai Sándor Prize, Móricz Zsigmond Grant and Alföld Prize.
Hungarian writer Endre Kukorelly at school.
Módis Ágnes Vadszederke
Endre Kukorelly
Kispados at Hungarian Wikipedia
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Endre Kukorelly • Order — Member of the National Assembly • Term Start — 14 May 2010 • Term End — 23 September 2012 • Born — 26 April 1951 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — writer, poet • Party — LMP Endre Kukorelly (born 26 April 1951) is a Hungarian writer, poet and journalist. He is a teacher of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. He was also an editor of the Magyar Narancs.
Political career
Political career
Kukorelly is a founding member of the Politics Can Be Different (LMP). He ran for an individual seat in Szentendre, Pest County Constituency XI during the 2010 parliamentary election. He became a member of the National Assembly (MP) from the first place of LMP's Pest County Regional List on May 14, 2010. He worked in the Committee on Sports and Tourism. He resigned from his mandate due to lack of confidence on September 23, 2012. He was replaced by Szilvia Lengyel on October 8, 2012.
Works
Works
• A valóság édessége (poems, 1984, Magvető Könyvkiadó, Budapest) • Manière (poems, 1986, Magvető Könyvkiadó, Budapest) • Én senkivel sem üldögélek (poems, 1989, Pannon Könyvkiadó, Budapest) • A Memória-part (novel, 1990, Magvető Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Book Of The Year Award; translated into five languages between 1996 and 2000) • Azt mondja aki él (prose poems, 1991, Jelenkor Irodalmi és Művészeti Kiadó, Pécs) • Egy gyógynövény-kert (selected poems, 1993, Magvető Könyvkiadó, Budapest; translated into Portuguese in 1997) • Napos terület (prose poems, 1994) • Budapest – Papírváros (photo gallery book, 1994, with photos of Károly Gink) • Mintha már túl sokáig állna (poems, 1995, Budapest) • Kedvenxc (essays, 1996; translated into German in 1999) • H.Ö.L.D.E.R.L.I.N. (poem cycle, 1999) • Három 100 darab (novelette, Jelenkor Irodalmi és Művészeti kiadó, Pécs, 1999) • Rom: A Szovjetónió története (novel, 2000) • Kicsit majd kevesebbet járkálok (writings, 2001) • TündérVölgy, avagy Az emberi szív rejtelmeiről (novel, 2003, harmadik kiadás 2007) • Samunadrág (poems for children, 2005, Kalligram Könyvkiadó, Budapest) • Rom. A komonizmus története (novel, 2006, enlarged edition) • Ezer és 3 avagy A nőkben rejlő szív (novel, 2009, Kalligram Könyvkiadó, Budapest) • Mennyit hibázok, te úristen (Kalligram Könyvkiadó, 2010)
Career and activity
Career and activity
Endre Kukorelly worked in Hungarian literature. He was employed by Hungarian University of Fine Arts. Recorded position is member of the National Assembly of Hungary. He worked at Budapest.
Identity
Identity
Endre Kukorelly is recorded with the occupation literary editor. Recorded as poet, journalist, politician, literary critic and literary editor.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1951
Endre Kukorelly was born on 26 April 1951.
Reception
Endre Kukorelly is recorded as having received Laureate of the Hungarian Republic, Márai Sándor Prize and Móricz Zsigmond Grant.
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Endre Kukorelly received Laureate of the Hungarian Republic, Márai Sándor Prize, Móricz Zsigmond Grant, Alföld Prize, Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and József Attila Prize.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Endre Kukorelly”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q213059: Endre Kukorelly
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Studied at
1- Eötvös Loránd UniversityOrganisation
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
38,661 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- encyclopédistesAuthor
- Enda WyleyAuthor
- Endre AdyAuthor
- Endre FarkasAuthor
- Ene MihkelsonAuthor
- Enevold De FalsenAuthor
- Engelbert PigalAuthor
- Engelbert ZaschkaAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Endre Kukorelly?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.