The Summer My Father Died - Softcover

Kiss, Yudit

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846590949 ISBN 13: 9781846590948

Publisher: Telegram Books, 2013

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the 2014 Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize

Yudit Kiss grew up a communist in Budapest, soaking up her father's ideology unquestioningly. As a child she is puzzled when others refer to her as Jewish; she only knows that her family doesn't believe in God. How can they?

As her father lies dying, Yudit tries to understand the enigma surrounding his life. Where does his unshakeable communist conviction come from? Why doesn't he have relatives? As she digs deeper into his tragic history, Yudit is forced to confront the contradictions and lies woven into the life of her family—and her country—through the dramatic twists of twentieth century Hungary.

Yudit Kiss was born in Budapest in 1956. After having worked in Hungary, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, she moved to Switzerland in the early 1990s, where she currently lives. A researcher in economic development, she is the author of a number of articles, research papers, and academic works. This is her first literary work.

George Szirtes is a celebrated poet and translator. His books include Reel, which won the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2005. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations include Metropole by Ferenc Karinthy.

About this title

About the Author:

Yudit Kiss: Yudit Kiss was born in Budapest in 1956. After having worked in
Hungary, Mexico and the UK, she moved to Switzerland in the
early 1990s, where she currently lives. A researcher in economic
development, she is the author of a number of articles, research
papers and academic works. This is her first literary work.

George Szirtes: Georges Szirtes is a celebrated poet and translator. He won the
T. S. Eliot Prize for Reel in 2005. He is also a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Literature. His translation work includes 'Metropole' by Ferenc Karinthy (Telegram, 2008).

Review:

"A remarkable memoir . . . the journey is riveting."―Lisa Appignanesi

"Unusually moving. . . . Remarkably, this insightful memoir, excellently translated by George Szirtes, is Yudit Kiss's first literary venture."―Elaine Feinstein, The Times Literary Supplement

"A remarkable memoir . . . the journey is riveting." Lisa Appignanesi

"Unusually moving. . . . Remarkably, this insightful memoir, excellently translated by George Szirtes, is Yudit Kiss's first literary venture." Elaine Feinstein, The Times Literary Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: Telegram Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1846590949
• ISBN 13: 9781846590948
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268