Krisztina Tóth
Krisztina Tóth (born 5 December 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian writer, poet and translator.
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Krisztina Tóth
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- Born
- 5 December 1967
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- writer and translator
- Awards
- Attila József Prize (2000) Krisztina Tóth (born 5 December 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian writer, poet and translator.
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Education
- Eötvös Loránd University.
- Honours
- Laureate of the Hungarian Republic, Márai Sándor Prize, Móricz Zsigmond Grant, Alföld Prize, Radnóti Award and Déry Tibor Prize.
- Languages
- French and Hungarian.
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Krisztina Tóth (born 5 December 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian writer, poet and translator.
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Krisztina Tóth (born 1967) is a poet, sculptor and translator, among other activities, of Hungarian nationality. The poet was born in Budapest. Krisztina Tóth was educated at Eötvös Loránd University.
Languages used include French and Hungarian. Honours include Alföld Prize, Belletrist Award and Bertha Bulcsu Memorial Prize, among others.
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• Born — 5 December 1967 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — writer and translator • Website — tothkrisztina.hu • Notable Works — Eye of the Monkey • Awards — Attila József Prize (2000) Krisztina Tóth (born 5 December 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian writer, poet and translator.
Life
Life
She studied in Budapest, and Paris. She left Hungary because of political persecution. She appeared at the 2024 Head Read Literary Festival. She is currently resides in Switzerland as of February 2025.
Selected works
Selected works
Short stories, volumes of short stories, tales • Vonalkód: tizenöt történet. Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 2006 • Pixel. Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 2011 • Akvárium. Budapest: Magvető Kiadó, 2013 • Pillanatragasztó Budapest: Magvető Kiadó 2014 • Párducpompa Budapest: Magvető Kiadó 2017 • Fehér farkas Budapest: Magvető Kiadó 2019 Volumes of poetry • Őszi kabátlobogás 1989 • Az árnyékember 1997 • Porhó 2001 • Magas labda 2009 • Felhőmesék 2017 Novels • Eye of the Monkey, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet (Seven Stories Press, 2025)
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Life and career
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1967
Krisztina Tóth born at Budapest.
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Krisztina Tóth received Laureate of the Hungarian Republic, Márai Sándor Prize, Móricz Zsigmond Grant, Alföld Prize, Radnóti Award and Déry Tibor Prize.
Awards
• Radnóti Prize (1990) • Gyula Illyés Prize (1994) • Tibor Déry Prize (1996) • Attila József Prize (2000) • István Vas Prize (2001) • Szépíró Prize (2005) • Sándor Márai Prize (2007) • Bárka Prize (2010) • Alföld Prize (2014)
Tóth Krisztina költőnő dedikálja műveit
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Munzinger-Archiv. Krisztina Tóth.
- 2.Syracuse University Press. Light within the Shade: Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian Poetry. 251. 2 July 2014. 978-0-8156-5274-8.
- 3.Seven Stories Press. sevenstories.com.
- 4.Launch reading by Ana Blandiana, Krisztina Tóth & Charlotte Van den Broeck with their translators.
- 5.ERR, ERR. HeadRead 2024: In conversation with Hungarian writer Krisztina Tóth. ERR. 2024-07-13.
- 6.International Literature Award. Krisztina Tóth: Aquarium.
- 7.Makkai, Rebecca. Book Review: 'Eye of the Monkey,' by Krisztina Toth. The New York Times. 2025-10-15.
- 8.Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth — autocratic deception and unchecked desire. Financial Times. 2025-10-07.
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