The Manhattan Hungarian Network
And
His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Gabor Horvath
Consul General of the Hungarian Republic to New York City
And
Mrs. Gabriella Lonkai Horvath
Invite You to an evening with, and reception in honor of, the critically
acclaimed young author, Arthur Phillips, of the best selling novel, Prague,
voted Top Book of the Year by People Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle
and The Los Angeles Times.
Although entitled Prague, the novel actually depicts an intentionally lost
"Lost Generation" in Budapest, Hungary, and follows five American
expatriates who came to Budapest in the early 1990s to seek their fortune:
financial, romantic or spiritual, in the exotic city just opened to the
West.
DATE: Friday, October 17, 2003
TIME: 7:00 pm
VENUE: Hungarian Consulate General (227 East 52nd Street - 52nd between
2 and 3)
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The evening will open with brief remarks by Consul
General Dr. Horváth, followed by Mr. Phillips reading selections from the
novel, then by an on-stage conversation about the novel between Phillips
and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker of "One Day Crossing" and former
Budapest expatriate, Joan Stein, and a Q & A with the audience. The program will conclude with a
reception.
Copies of the book will also be available for purchase, and the author will
be pleased to sign his work
RSVP TO: info@manhattanhungarians.org by Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at 5 pm.
Please note that because of security reasons only those who have RSVP'd will be admitted.
COST: Complimentary
PRAGUE IN SHORT:
With humor, intelligence, masterly prose, and profound affection for both
Budapest and his own characters, Arthur Phillips not only captures his
contemporaries but also brilliantly renders the Hungary of past and
present: the generations of failed revolutionaries and lyric poets,
opportunists and profiteers, heroes and storytellers.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ARTHUR PHILLIPS AND PRAGUE
http://www.praguethenovel.com
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOAN STEIN:
http://www.onedaycrossing.com/
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANHATTAN HUNGARIAN NETWORK
http://www.manhattanhungarians.org/
Posted by Jim at October 10, 2003 02:14 AM
