During and After the Siege of Budapest (1944–1945)
During and After the Siege of Budapest (1944–1945)

Summary/Abstract: In 1944 the youngest member of our family was the one and a half year old Csilla, then came Ágnes (10) alias Gigi, Judit (12), and finally myself (13). My mother was 39 at the time, my father László Németh, 43. My father had a medical degree, and prior to 1943 worked as a doctor in a school where he also taught biology and health. However, writing dominated his life. Although he wrote seven novels (some of which were translated into other languages), and around 35 plays (half of which were performed in Budapest or larger provincial theatres), he regarded himself primarily as a writer of essays, while his favourite work of all was teaching.

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