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| AHF Featured Member: Books by by Laszlo Fulop | ||||||||
Books by Mr. Fulop: | |
The book tells poignant tales of László’s family’s life during and after World War II in Máramarossziget, now located in Northern Rumania. Through the Fülöp family’s stories, this stormy period of Hungarian history is placed in a historical and human context. The book’s beautiful illustrations enrich the interest and appeal of each story. “Even as he is occupied with his childish pranks, the hero of the novel, a ten-year old boy living in Máramarossziget, must increasingly realize that in 1944-45 the history “surrounding him” controls his life in many ways. The author, now living in the United States, describes with genuine humor the childhood of someone who would mature into an extraordinary man, providing us a highly readable account that elicits both smiles and tears.” He would later publish a follow up chronicling his post-WWII experience, including the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and his escape from communist Hungary entitled, ""Dunatól a Mississippihez" ("From the Danube to the Mississippi")" on the right. The book (in Hungarian) can be ordered from the website of the publisher, Fekete Sas Kiadó, Hungary [ORDER NOW].
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The book's subtitle, extraordinary events can sweep you far away" refers to the extraordinary events of post-WWII Hungarian history and their effects on this life. Mr. Fülöp pays homage to his family as well as to some of his unforgettable teachers and several classmates at the Franciscan High School of Szentendre. After his father’s arrest and imprisonment on trumped-up charges by the Communist authorities, the chapters describing Fülöp’s own compulsory service in a “labor batallion” and his subsequent participation in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution make for compelling reading. Although his dramatic escape and later life as a successful architect and city planner in Wisconsin and Minnesota have indeed “swept him far away” from his beloved Hungary, his frequent trips and continued love of his homeland speak loudly from these pages. The book (in Hungarian) can be ordered from the website of the publisher, Fekete Sas Kiadó, Hungary [ORDER NOW].
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László G. Fülöp was raised in the towns of Tiszakécske, Máramarossziget (now in 
Máramarosszigeti Történetek: Egy kisfiú kalandjai vészterhes időkben" (Stories from Máramarossziget – The Adventures of a Young Boy in Turbulent Times) chronicles the author's own childhood experiences during WWII in Transylvania.
"A főhősnek, a Máramarosszigeten élő a tízéves kisfiúnak gyerekes csínytevései közben egyre inkább rá kell ébrednie 1944-45-ben, hogy az őt „körülvevő” történelem többfajtaképpen szól bele az életébe. Az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban élő szerző igazi humorral, hol mosolyra, hol sírásra késztető módon, rendkívül olvasmányosan írja le és ismerteti meg az Olvasókkal egy nem mindennapi emberré érett férfi gyerekkorát. A stílusos illusztrációk még hatásosabbá teszik a művet.' [
"Dunatól a Mississippihez: Kivételes Események Messzire Sodorhatnak" ("From the Danube to the Mississippi: Extraordinary Events Can Sweep You Far Away")is a follow-up to Máramarosszigeti Történetek: Egy kisfiú kalandjai vészterhes időkben" (Stories from Máramarossziget – The Adventures of a Young Boy in Turbulent Times) which chronicles the author's own childhood experiences during WWII in Transylvania. "Dunatól a Mississippihez" ("From the Danube to the Mississippi")" chronicles his post-WWII experience, including the 