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The Restless Hungarian - Modernism, Madness, and the American Dream
- De: Tom Weidlinger
- Narrado por: Tom Weidlinger
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 7
The Restless Hungarian is the saga of an extraordinary life set against the history of the rise of Modernism, the Jewish Diaspora, and the Cold War. A Hungarian Jew whose intrepid spirit helped him to escape the Holocaust, Paul Weidlinger became one of the most creative structural engineers of the 20th century. As a young architect, he broke ranks with the great Modernists with his radical idea of the “Joy of Space”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling and engaging
- De David Melchert en 07-01-19
Compelling and engaging
Revisado: 07-01-19
I love Tom Weidlinger's simple way of reading, allowing the story to speak for itself. His father's life story is intertwined with the author's journey, followed the trail back in time, tracing loose ends and piecing together fragments, to complete a painful and yet beautiful story, It tells not only the life of Paul Weidlinger, but also paints a picture of a whole people - both Hungarian Jews, and really all European Jews, navigating the complexities of mid 20th century life. It is also a poignant and intimate telling of the author's own childhood.
This is intensely human, touching, and we found it a compelling story.
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