The book was put out by Phaeton Publishing, based in Dublin.
Kabdebó, who fled Hungary because of this involvement in the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, has lived near Dublin, in Newcastle, for years.
Phaeton Publishing director John O?Dwyer presented the book at the Hungarian Cultural Centre, after which the author spoke with Myrtill Nádasi and Lily Kabdebó.
Phaeton Publishing calls the book ?a gripping personal story that is also the dramatic story of 20th century Hungary?. ?Kabdebó's first-hand experience of the often cruel reality of life in Central and Eastern Europe after World War II, and of the hardships (as well as the infinite possibilities) of life as a refugee, has been captured unforgettably in this compelling, deeply honest book.?
Former President of Hungary Árpád Göncz writes of Kabdebó that "he was rendered cosmopolitan by Hungarian history." "His homeland was twice trodden by occupying armies, and as a consequence, hundreds of thousands of its people were forced to flee their country, making their living elsewhere."
Kabdebó is the author of more than forty books, the translator of a further forty books, and has received numerous literary and other awards?including the Hungarian Order of Merit, the Péterfy Life Achievement Award, the Füst Grand Prix for translation, and the International Poetry Prize.
He has lived in Britain (where he directed the University Library of Westminster), in Guyana (where he directed the University Library of Georgetown), and finally settled in Ireland, where he became Director of Maynooth University Library.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / Phaeton Publishing
