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Hungarian writer Peter Esterhazy, left shares a light moment with Swiss newspaper publisher and honorary chief consule of Switzerland in Hungary Juerg Marquard after receiving the Man of The Year Award during a ceremony in a Budapest theatre Tuesday night, November 30, 1999. Esterhazy is one of the most distinguished figures of contemporary Hungarian literature. The award was founded by one of Marquard's Hungarian dailies, 'Magyar Hirlap' two years ago. (AP Photo by Szilard Koszticsak)