| Description |
271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index. |
| Summary |
Journalist Marton brings to life an unknown chapter of World War II: the tale of nine men who grew up in Budapest's brief Golden Age, then, driven from Hungary by anti-Semitism, fled to the West, especially to the United States, and changed the world. These nine men, each celebrated for individual achievements, were actually part of a unique group who grew up in a time and place that will never come again, shaped by Budapest's lively café life before the darkness closed in. She follows the lives of four history-changing scientists who helped usher in the nuclear age and the computer (Edward Teller, John von Neumann, Leo Szilard, and Eugene Wigner); two major filmmakers (Michael Curtiz, who directed Casablanca, and Alexander Korda, who produced The Third Man); two immortal photographers (Robert Capa and Andre Kertesz); and one seminal writer (Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon).--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Jews -- Hungary -- Budapest -- Biography.
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Jews. |
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Hungary -- Budapest. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Jews, Hungarian -- United States -- Biography.
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Jews, Hungarian. |
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United States. |
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Exiles -- Hungary -- Budapest -- Biography.
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Exiles. |
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Exiles -- Hungary -- Budapest -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0743261151 |
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9780743261159 |
| Standard No. |
9780743261159 |
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