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A veszélyes és az életet adó szó
The dangerous and the life-giving word

Author(s): Árpád Göncz
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Vörösmarty Társaság
Keywords: To be writer and to be politician; Àrpád Göncz; Erhard Busek;

Summary/Abstract: The essay was read out by Göncz as an answer to the appraisal that Erhard Busek, the Austrian ex-president delivered on the occasion the Corvinus Prize was given to Göncz. In the essay, Göncz examines the similarities and differences of the work of the writer and the politician-statesman, drawing upon his long life rich with experiences, coloured with interesting anecdotes, full of wit and self-irony.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 992-996
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Hungarian