Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its dr… - Imre Kertész

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Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its drawback is that it takes so horribly long.

Imre Kertész

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About Imre Kertész

Imre Kertész (9 November 1929 - 31 March 2016) is a Hungarian Jewish author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002.

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Native Name: Kertész Imre

Alternative Names: Imre Kertesz • Kertész, Imre • Kertesz, Imre • I. Kertész • I. Kertesz • Imre Kertes • Kertes, Imre • I. Kertes • Imne K'erŭt'esŭ • K'erŭt'esŭ, Imne • Imra Kirtīs • Imrje Kjertijes • Imure Kerutēsu • I. K.

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For Kingbitter the Hamlet question did not run “To be or not to be?” but “Am I or am I not?”.

Writers complete their works, whether those be thousands of pages long or just a few laconic lines.

A person’s true means of expression is his life. Living the shame of life and maintaining silence, that was the greatest accomplishment of all.

Of course, living is another way of killing oneself: its drawback is that it takes so horribly long. - Imre Kertész

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