On Translating Andrea Tompa
Andrea Tompa's generation had no sultan to fear in distant Constantinople and his pashas, but they did have a Moscow-driven communist dictator and his secret police. No hostile armies… More
Excerpt from Andrea Tompa’s The Hangman’s House
I might make the third act, Juci had said that morning, perhaps she'll make the third act, thought her sister, because they both wanted to see their friend who… More
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