Tag: vámos miklós

This March was busier than my past two years altogether and still feels like it went by in a blink. I did still go on making the 1 second videos every day, and amazingly enough, even though so many things happened, it was the hardest month to keep doing it so far. There were days when it was obvious what to include, but other times I could forget about it altogether. First of all, we went back to work from the office full time from March 1. The next week from March 7 all Covid restrictions were lifted in Hungary,…

The Book of Fathers by Miklos Vamos – book review A family’s fortunes rise and fall over the 300 years of Hungarian history that gracefully unfold in this novel. I am glad I can further popularize Hungarian literature again, this one has an English translation, approved by the author himself (I heard him say it was very good). The story itself is really captivating with Hungarian history as background focusing on the difficulties of Hungarian Jews over centuries.  It makes you think about how alternation of ups and downs are just a matter of luck. Or is it fate?