Spotlights
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Hungarian Roots & American Dreams
SpotlightRead MoreStep into the pages of “Hungarian Roots & American Dreams: Tracing Personal History,” and embark on a journey of discovery. Follow the paths of 48 different stories of Hungarian immigrants who ventured to America in search of a better life. Through heartfelt narratives and photographs from family photo albums, this book captures stories of their journeys, the challenges they faced, and the lives they built for themselves and their families. Discover how these dedicated people maintained their cultural heritage and left an indelible mark on their descendants, creating a tapestry of...
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Paul Auster's Early Works and The Fallacy of Critical Reception
SpotlightRead MoreThis book is an homage to Paul Auster, my hero, one of those artists whose oeuvre defies labeling. Decades ago, when I set out to write a monograph on his early work in Hungarian, The Invention of Solitude was my major source of inspiration. After last year, when I got the chance to translate it, I decided to publish everything I unearthed about the distinctive poetics conceived by an unsuccessful ‘bookish boy,’ who is now both revered as an acclaimed filmmaker and a prize-winning author with a profound literary legacy. My scholarly aspiration was simply to invite a wider...
