Built around the events of the Soviet Budapest Offensive at the end of World War II and its long shadow, the stories in "Siege 13" are full of wit, irony, and dark humor. In a series of linked stories that alternate between the siege itself and a contemporary community of Hungarian emigres who find refuge in the West, Dobozy utilizes a touch of deadpan humor and a deep sense of humanity to extoll the horrors and absurdity of ordinary people caught in the crosshairs of brutal conflict and its silent aftermath. Observing the ...
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Built around the events of the Soviet Budapest Offensive at the end of World War II and its long shadow, the stories in "Siege 13" are full of wit, irony, and dark humor. In a series of linked stories that alternate between the siege itself and a contemporary community of Hungarian emigres who find refuge in the West, Dobozy utilizes a touch of deadpan humor and a deep sense of humanity to extoll the horrors and absurdity of ordinary people caught in the crosshairs of brutal conflict and its silent aftermath. Observing the uses and mis-uses of history, and their effect on individuals and community, Dobozy examines the often blurry line between right and wrong, portraying a world in which one man's betrayal is another man's survival, and in which common citizens are caught between the pincers of aggressors, leading to actions at once deplorable, perplexing, and heroic. Dobozy's stories feature characters, "lost forever in the labyrinth built on the thin border between memories and reality, past and present, words and silence. Like Nabokov, Tamas Dobozy combines the best elements of European and American storytelling, creating a fictional world of his own." (David Albahari, author of "Gotz and Meyer")
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Add this copy of Siege 13: Stories to cart. $12.96, good condition, Sold by Once Upon A Time Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tontitown, AR, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Thomas Allen Publishers.
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As New. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; First Edition, Trade Paperback As New. Heavy, glossy, illustrated wraps with French flap. A brilliant collection of stories exploring a world in which ordinary people are caught between the pincers of aggressors, leading them to actions that are deplorable, perplexing and heroic. These lead largely from Hungarian history, when Budapest was surrounded by the Red Army in 1944, surrounding tens of thousands of German and Hungarian troops and nearly a million civilians. The ensuing months were one of the most brutal sieges of World War II, with widespread disease, starvation and atrocities. Many of these stories are about Hungarians living outside Hungary, lost between memories and reality, past and present. 339 pages. 5.25 x 7.75 inches. 2013, Milkweed Edition, Canada.
Add this copy of Siege 13: Stories to cart. $18.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2012 by Thomas Allen Publishers.
Add this copy of Siege 13: Stories to cart. $18.99, good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2012 by Thomas Allen Publishers.
