György Konrád

György (George) Konrád is a Hungarian novelist and essayist, sociologist known as an advocate of individual freedom. His works have been published in English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and Serbian as well as in other languages. He is one of the most famous contemporary Hungarian prosaists worldwide. He has received the highest state distinctions awarded by France, Hungary, and Germany: Officier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur (1996); The Hungarian Republic Legion of Honor Middle Cross with Star (2003); Das Grosse Verdienstkreuz des Bundesrepublik Deutschland (2003). He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Antwerp (1990) and the University of Novi Sad (2003). He is an honorary citizen of Berettyóújfalu (2003) and of Budapest (2004).