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My Happy Days in Hell
György Faludy
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Description for My Happy Days in Hell
Paperback. Fleeing Hungary in 1938 as the German army approaches, the author journeys to Paris, where he finds a lover. When the French capitulate to the Nazis, Faludy travels to North Africa, then on to America, where he volunteers for military service. Missing his homeland and determined to do the right thing, he returns - only to be imprisoned. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
My Happy Days in Hell (1962) is Gyorgy Faludy's grimly beautiful autobiography of his battle to survive tyranny and oppression. Fleeing Hungary in 1938 as the German army approaches, acclaimed poet Faludy journeys to Paris, where he finds a lover but merely a cursory asylum. When the French capitulate to the Nazis, Faludy travels to North Africa, then on to America, where he volunteers for military service. Missing his homeland and determined to do the right thing, he returns - only to be imprisoned, tortured, and slowly starved, eventually becoming one of only twenty-one survivors of his camp.
My Happy Days in Hell (1962) is Gyorgy Faludy's grimly beautiful autobiography of his battle to survive tyranny and oppression. Fleeing Hungary in 1938 as the German army approaches, acclaimed poet Faludy journeys to Paris, where he finds a lover but merely a cursory asylum. When the French capitulate to the Nazis, Faludy travels to North Africa, then on to America, where he volunteers for military service. Missing his homeland and determined to do the right thing, he returns - only to be imprisoned, tortured, and slowly starved, eventually becoming one of only twenty-one survivors of his camp.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141193205
SKU
V9780141193205
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About György Faludy
György Faludy (1910-2006) was raised and died in Hungary but spent much of his long life in various forms of exile. A poet and translator, Faludy was imprisoned by the Communist authorities in post-war Hungary where he was subjected to the most terrible treatment. My Happy Days in Hell takes these experiences and makes them into an extraordinary and highly ... Read more
Reviews for My Happy Days in Hell
A man whose moral compass in all the great questions of the twentieth century has never deviated from the correct direction, no matter what the cost to himself
Telegraph
Confronts the monoliths of 20th century totalitarianism and, surprisingly, triumphs.
London Review of Books
[The series] sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of the ... Read more
Telegraph
Confronts the monoliths of 20th century totalitarianism and, surprisingly, triumphs.
London Review of Books
[The series] sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of the ... Read more