Great Escape
Great Escape by Kati Marton, published by Simon and Schuster in 2006, is a reprint edition comprising 271 pages in English. This book presents the remarkable journey of nine extraordinary men who fled Budapest during World War II, driven by anti-Semitism, and their subsequent impact on America and the world. It explores their experiences as they navigated a dangerous route to the New World, highlighting the unique circumstances of their upbringing in Budapest’s brief Golden Age.
Readers will find a compelling narrative that delves into the lives of these men, each celebrated for their individual contributions to society. The book covers a range of subjects, including biography, political history, and the effects of war and conflict in 20th-century Europe. Through their stories, Great Escape sheds light on an important yet often overlooked chapter of history, illustrating how these individuals not only transformed their own lives but also influenced the course of modern history.
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Extravagantly praised by critics and readers, this stunning story by bestselling author Kati Marton tells of the breathtaking journey of nine extraordinary men from Budapest to the New World, what they experienced along their dangerous route, and how they changed America and the world.
This is the 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 part of a unique group who grew up in a time and place that will never come again. Four helped usher in the nuclear age and the computer, two were major movie myth-makers, two were immortal photographers, and one was a seminal writer.
The Great Escape is a groundbreaking, poignant American story and an important untold chapter of the tumultuous last century.
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