JÁNOS BÁNYAI Literary historian (b. Subotica, 20 November 1939 – d. Novi Sad, 21 February 2016)

Membership of SASA: Department of Language and Literature; corresponding member from 1 November 2012

Awards and recognitions:  Critics’ choice Award (1972); literary award ‘Kornél Szenteleky (1975); literary award ‘Híd’ (1995) (1998); Hungarian Book of the Year award (1999); award ‘Aladár Komlós’ in Hungary (2000); literary award ‘Híd’ (2001); award ‘József Attila’ in Hungary (2001); award for essay ‘Nemes Nagy Ágnes’ in Hungary (2003); ‘Iskre kulture’ award (2004); lifetime achievement award of the Association of Writers of Vojvodina (2005); award ‘Tibor Déry’ in Hungary (2007)