Hungarian American Coalition News, 2000 (9. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2000 / 1. szám
RECOMMENDED BOOKS IN ENGLISH ON HUNGARIAN THEMES Csaba Téglás, Budapest Exit: A Memoir of Fascism, Communism, and Freedom An ideal book to share with family and friends to provide both an historic and personal insight into World War II, the Holocaust, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and the problems of minorities in the region from the Hungarian point of view. In its July 1998 issue The Library Journal endorsed and recommended Budapest Exit. By referring to this recommendation, you can request your local library to purchase this excellent book through which Americans can gain understanding of past and present events in Hungary and the region. Helen M. Szablya, The Fall of the Red Star It is a young adult historical novel about an illegally working scout troop in Hungary and their heroic fight during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The book won first prizes from both the Washington Press Association and the National Federation of Press Women. It can be ordered from the Coalition Office by sending $16 plus $3 for S & H for single and $15 plus $5 for S & H for multiple copies. Dr. Andrew Simon, Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture A comprehensive overview of remarkable contributions made by Hungarians to virtually every field of science, culture, history, and sports. Price: $39.95 for single, $27.95 for multiple copies, shipping included, from Simon Publications, P.O. Box 321, Safety Harbor, FL. 34695-0321. Dr. Agnes Huszar Vardy, Mimi An appealing family saga that illuminates Hungarian society and history at the time of World War II. Can be ordered from the Coalition Office by sending $15.00 per copy, shipping included. Dr. Janos Kubassek, Hungarian Hermit of the Himalaya - The Life of Sándor Körösi Csorna At last available in English, a fascinating biography of Sándor Körösi Csorna, a great Hungarian explorer-traveler and linguist, born in Transylvania. This remarkable man, known as the “patron Saint of Hungarian orientalists,” walked 12,000 miles in Eurasia and in 1834 his great work, The Tibetan-English Dictionary, was published in Calcutta. Price: $22 shipping included, can be ordered from the Coalition’s Washington office. What You Have Almost Forgotten: Selected Poems by Gyula Illyés, Edited and translated by William Jay Smith This book presents the work of one of Hungary's most famous poets. Illyés' work is direct, vivid, colloquial and varied. He continued throughout his life to attack injustice wherever he found it, and to promote passionately, and with the power and balance of his art, a civilized view of man. Price: $14.95, ISBN: 1- 880684-65-9. Ruth Anderson, Barbed wire for sale: The Hungarian Transition to Democracy, 1988-1991 This book recounts the years that Ruth Anderson served as the Defense and Air Attaché at the American Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. It is an evocative story, highlighting Hungary's key role in the fall of Communism in Europe and the subsequent ending of the Cold War. Price: $22.00 (includes S & H). Contact to order: poeticlicense@hotplaces.com or call (360) 893-4412. 10 • Hungarian American Coalition • March 2000
