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"Captured at the end of WWII the author serves 6 years slave labour in Russian prisoner of war camps. Upon his release he is deported from Budapest for being a member of the upper class. During the 1956 Hungarian uprising he escapes to Austria but is forced to leave his baby daughter behind. It is another six years before he gains her freedom."
Rita Toews, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- artist
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Eastern European
Gender/Class story?
- immigrant story
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Which institution
- prison camp
War/Cloak & Dagger story?
- impact on civilian
Life in an institution
Yes
War/Spying
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- Eastern European
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Eastern Europe
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Misc setting
- prison
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A few 1-5 B&W
Is this an e-book?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
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