Zoltán Sztáray (June 20, 1918 – April 20, 2011) was one of the better known contemporary writers of the Hungarian emigration. He was imprisoned in the for many months (or years) until he escaped and moved to the United States. He was born in Magyarcsaholy,
Kingdom of Hungary (now
Cehal
Cehal ( hu, Oláhcsaholy, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a Communes of Romania, commune of 1,573 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cehal, Cehăluț (the commune center; ''Magyarcsaholy'') ...
,
Romania), and died in
Portland, Oregon.
Works
* ''Souvenirs du camp de concentration de Recsk'',
Paris, 1957
* ''From Agricultural Labourer to
Smallholder, 1936-1956'',
Brussels, 1959
* ''The Crushing of Hungarian Scouting'',
New York City, 1959
* ''Hungary. A Survey July 1958-July 1959'',
New York City, 1959
* ''A természetes szaporodás visszaesése Magyarországon'',
New York City, 1960
* ''Hungary. A Survey. P. 2.'',
New York City, 1960
* ''Books on the Hungarian Revolution'',
Brussels, 1960
* ''Bibliography on Hungary'',
New York City, 1960
* ''Birth control in Hungary since 1956'',
Brussels, 1961
* ''Haraszthy Ágoston, a kaliforniai szőlőkultúra atyja'',
San Bernardino, CA, 1964
* ''A bukaresti titkos szerződés. Hogyan adták el Erdélyt az antanthatalmak?'',
München
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
, 1980
* ''A recski kényszermunkatábor'',
München
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
, 1981
* ''Hudson-parti álom'',
New York City, 1985
* ''Haraszthy Ágoston'',
New York City, 1986
Awards
*
István Bibó Award,
Boston, 1983
*
Jus Humana Award, 1991,
U.S.
*
A Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend tisztikeresztje,
Budapest, 1991
* 1956-os Emlékérem,
Budapest, 1991
* Nagy Imre-emlékplakett,
Budapest, 1994.
* Elnöki Arany Emlékérem, Budapest, 1996.
* Szabad Magyarországért Emléklap, Budapest, 1999.
* Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend Középkeresztje a csillaggal, Budapest, 2003.
* A Szabadság Hőse emlékérem, Budapest, 2006.
External links
Entry in ''Kortárs magyar írók 1945-1997'' (Contemporary Hungarian Writers 1945-1997) Enciklopédia Kiadó,
Budapest, 1998–2000
Sztáray Zoltán: A recski kényszermunkatábor
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1918 births
2011 deaths
People from Satu Mare County
Hungarian writers
Hungarian emigrants to the United States