The Bridge at Andau by James Michener tells the true story of the Hungarian revolution in A popular historian and novelist, Michener's account of the Hungarian uprising awakens the reader to the shocking plight of millions who suffered the iron fist of communism and Soviet puppet leadership.4/5. · The Bridge at Andau was published in , only a year after the revolution. It is clearly a book of the 50s. There is a reserved triumphalism about America and the American way of life. Michener will never hesitate to say it is better than its Soviet counterpart. · Overview. The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of , the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future—until, at four o’clock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Brand: Random House Publishing Group.
The Bridge at Andau by James Michener tells the true story of the Hungarian revolution in A popular historian and novelist, Michener's account of the Hungarian uprising awakens the reader to the shocking plight of millions who suffered the iron fist of communism and Soviet puppet leadership. The revolution was a rebellion of students and. THE BRIDGE AT ANDAU by James Michener tells the story of the Soviet suppression of Hungary in November The bridge at Andau was an escape route for Hungarian refugees fleeing to Austria. Michener was on the Austrian side of the border watching these young (average age was 23, including many children), well educated (from one university www.doorway.ru: The Bridge at Andau () by Michener, James A. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.
The Bridge at Andau is a nonfiction book by the American author James Michener chronicling the Hungarian Revolution of Living in Austria in the s, Michener was at the border of Austria and Hungary during the period in which a significant wave of refugees fled Hungary. The book is one of Michener's journalistic works (his 9th or 10th published book) and much shorter than the episodic novels that he wrote over the next thirty years. The Bridge at Andau by James A. Michener Vintage Paperback Book Cover and spine has creases, minor marks and edge wear. Pages are tanned but are in good condition overall. The first several pages have a black mark in the top margin. See photos. Bantam Books, Pathfinder Edition 18th printing, late. The bridge at Andau was a rickety footbridge one hundred yards or so inside Hungary near the Austrian border: it was Michener’s viewpoint. Sounds like the making of a first rate book: It ain’t. Michener’s emotions were so stirred that his reportage degenerated into purple polemic.
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