My Happy Days in Hell

Informationen zum Autor 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 enjoyable work of art. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Gyoergy Faludy, Gyorgy Faludy, György Faludy
• Assisted by: Kathleen Szasz (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.05.2010
• EAN: 9780141193205
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119320-5
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Voices from Central Europe; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; HISTORY / Military / World War II, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs