Tales from Hungary

By Agnes Vadas

This book contains autobiographical stories of a young girl's life during the war and holocaust, persecuted as a Jew. It tells of her experiences later in the Communist era until her escape after the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759607788
• ISBN13: 9780759607781
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: 1st Book Library
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting recollections

This short book packs a strong punch -- particularly in the first half as the author relates her memories of being a young Jewish girl in Budapest between 1941 and 1945. As the situation becomes more oppressive after the German occupation in 1944, each incident becomes progressively more vivid. This portion of the book culminates in the end of the German occupation and the beginning of the Soviet period of influence.Unfortunately, the second half of the book slows down a bit as the author relates additional stories around her early professional career as a state-sponsored (by the Communist government) musician. The book feels oddly incomplete - ...