The Essential Guide To Being Hungarian by Istvn Bori

The Essential Guide To Being Hungarian by Istvn Bori

What is it to be Hungarian? What does it feel like? Most Hungarians are convinced that the rest of the world just doesn't get them. But Hungarians do often seem to be living proof of the old joke that Magyars are in fact Martians: they may be situated in the very heart of Europe, but they are equipped with a confounding language, extraterrestrial (albeit endearing) accents, and an unearthly way of thinking. What most Hungarians learn from life about the Magyar mind is now available, for the first time, in this user-friendly guide.

“A useful and entertaining appetizer for those who are interested in 
the past and present of Hungary and the Hungarians”
 ⎯Paul Lendvai, author of The Hungarians

 “An anthology of well-written, witty, and self-critical pieces, reviving national stereotypes in tasteful, if not always PC humor. . . . Like the entries of an encyclopedia, each chapter initiates the reader into a facet of Hungarian life that is more or less obvious to Hungarians, but probably either unknown to or misunderstood by foreigners.” ⎯Dániel Dányi, Hungarian Literature Online

István Bori, who holds degrees in geography and history from the University of Szeged, has taught since 1995 at the Bálint Balassi Institute in Budapest, Hungary, where he helped establish the Hungarian Studies Division. His specialties are twentieth-century Hungarian economic history and social geography. Bori lives in Budapest.

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ISBN 13	9780982578100
ISBN 10	0982578105
Title	The Essential Guide To Being Hungarian
Author	Istvn Bori
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New Europe Books
Year published	2012-08-16
Number of pages	208
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