George Szirtes was born in Budapest in 1948, and came to England as a refugee after the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Trained in Fine Art, his poems began appearing in national magazines in 1973 and his first book, The Slant Door, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial prize in 1980. In recent years he has worked as a [...]
Kati Marton, a former NPR and ABC News correspondent and author of multiple of books including Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History and Wallenberg: Missing Hero, will be speaking at the University of Toronto on Tuesday October 26th. The event is entitled “A Hungarian Navigates a Dangerous Century: from “the Great Escape” to “Enemies of the People,” A [...]
If you’re a Tokaji wine connoisseur, this book is a must read! Written by Miles Lambert-Gocs who has spent over three decades researching Hungary’s most famous wine, Tokaji Wine: Fame, Fate, Tradition is one of the few books that focuses exclusively on this subject in such extensive detail. Arranged an encyclopedic format, it consists of four categories: People; Places; Vineyard-Tracts; Grape Varieties [...]
Whether you’re planning a trip to Prague or have visited there many times before, you’ll definitely want to add this book to your travel library. Travelers’ Tales Prague and the Czech Republic features a collection of true stories written by individuals who have spent time travelling or living within Prague. Forwarded by Ivan Klíma who is a well-known Czech novelist [...]
Born in Hungary as the daughter of UPI reporter Ilona Marton and award-winning AP reporter Endre Marton, Kati Marton‘s life is inevitably steeped in history. A distinguished career as a highly respected author and journalist, Marton has worked for ABC News as a foreign correspondent, reported for NPR, headed the Committee to Protect Journalists and [...]
It’s almost ironic for me to be discussing the negative impact of sugar since I love to bake and I’m pastry chef by trade. However, after reading Elizabeth Abbott’s “Sugar: A Bittersweet History”, I’m reminded just how much sugar has changed our world and it’s not for the better. Abbott examines the history of sugar [...]
The 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Romanian born-German writer Herta Müller. The Swedish Academy that decides the winner recognised her ability to depict “the landscape of the dispossessed.” Many of Müller’s novels, poems and essays relate to the harsh conditions of life in Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceausescu regime. [...]
Want a taste of Hungary? If you’re planning a trip to Budapest or are looking for information about what to eat and drink in the city, you may want to pick up a copy of Carolyn Banfalvi’s book called “Food • Wine • Budapest.” This insightful guide features extensive information about restaurants, cafes, pastry shops, [...]
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