25–36 termék, összesen 38 db
Rebel or revolutionary? – Sándor Petőfi 1823-1973
$ 32.00Sándor Petőfi, one of the greatest Hungarian poets and a revolutionary who symbolized the Hungarian desire for freedom.
The Cradle of Geniuses
$ 29.90Famous Hungarian inventors, politicians, scientists, artists, historic events …
The Promise
$ 14.95Based on a true story (her story) of a Hungarian Olympic Gold medallist who at the age of 23 followed her heart to the other side of the globe. Leaving behind her country, her family and friends, her illustrious status, and her love for competing in swimming at the Olympic level, she immigrated to Toronto, Canada. It was all in the name of love.
The Way They Were (Két asszony élete)
$ 24.50A gripping and moving novel. It is based on a true story about two women faced with trials and tribulations during war torn Europe. Politics (perscution of Hungarian Jews during World War II), poverty, and love separated them and forced them to move from one country to another until they eventually reunited again in Canada.
A taste for paprika
$ 22.90„A Taste for Paprika” is a tenderly written history of love and loss and, ultimately, renewal, its secrets unfolding through the commotion of generations in the quieter moments of life: in kitchens, at tables, beneath the silver ting of soup spoons.
Attila – A Barbarian’s Bedtime Story
$ 10.00This autobiographical first novel by a Budapest-born American poet and translator follows the destiny of Attila Nagy, from his Hungarian childhood under the Communist regime and his family’s escape to Cleveland following the revolution to his dysfunctional adulthood and unhappy marriage-all of which are redeemed by a lucky tumble into mythology.
In the Name of the Working Class – The Inside Story of the Revolution
$ 32.00In 1956, at the time of the Hungarian Revolution, Kopacsi was police chief in Budapest. He had fought in the anti-Nazi Resistance and welcomed the Soviet Army. Purges in the police forces during the early 1950s eventually led him to question Soviet motives. He and seven other leaders were tried and sentenced to long prison terms. This fascinating insider’s account adds a new dimension to Hungary’s history.
Memoir of Hungary 1944-1948
$ 45.00A seamless combination of the political, literary and personal history of postwar Hungary. This scathing, at times humorous, and always insightful memoir by exiled Hungarian novelist Sandor Marai provides one of the most poignant and humanly alive portraits of life in Hungary between the German occupation in 1944 and the solidification of communist power in 1948.