Description
Gábor J. Dzsingisz: EURÓPÁBA - FÉLÚTON Egy diplomata feljegyzései (TO EUROPE - HALFWAY Notes of a diplomat) 1999-2005 / Publisher: BALASSI KIADO, BUDAPEST / Felelős szerkesztő Borus Judit
UPC: 9789635066643
- Publisher: Balassi Publishing
- Year of publication: 2006
- Place of issue: Budapest
- Printing house: Open Art Printing and Publishing Kft.
- Cover designers: András Szák
- Binding type: bound hard paper
- Extent: 287 pages + 16 pages of photo appendices
- Language Hungarian
- Size: Width: 17.00 cm, Height: 24.00 cm
- Weight: 0.40 kg
- Category: History / Politics / History / New Age-Latest Age / Hungarian / 1945-present / Social Science / Politics
- ISBN: 9635066643
English Description:
The Dutch diplomat of Hungarian origin, who returned to Hungary in 1998 after a successful career in public life in the Netherlands, recorded his impressions, experiences, and experiences related to his work in more than four hundred diary entries during his tenure - which coincided with preparations for joining the European Union. These records paint a nuanced picture of the country's state, political culture, and public figures. Gábor Dzingisz projects his views on domestic conditions with the distance of an outsider, with "European eyes", but at the same time from the point of view of a citizen tied to his country. His notes do not only focus on the history of events, they also feature his friends, artistic experiences, and moments of family life. Through them, we can get to know his sympathetic personality, his system of ethical norms, and his taste more closely. As a keen observer, he directs his readers' attention to the events of the era, which are slowly being forgotten, but which had far-reaching effects. The subjectivity of the genre never comes at the expense of authenticity. And even if he sometimes speaks critically, his words reveal his intention to improve. He worked for the purpose of, and with his book, he also intends to serve the purpose of making Hungary return to European standards and way of life in the classical sense in all respects.
Hungarian Description:
The Dutch diplomat of Hungarian origin, who returned to Hungary in 1998 after a successful career in public life in the Netherlands, recorded his impressions, experiences, and experiences related to his work in more than four hundred diary entries during his tenure - which coincided with preparations for joining the European Union. These records paint a nuanced picture of the country's state, political culture, and public figures. Gábor Dzingisz projects his views on domestic conditions with the distance of an outsider, with "European eyes", but at the same time from the point of view of a citizen tied to his country. His notes do not only focus on the history of events, they also feature his friends, artistic experiences, and moments of family life. Through them, we can get to know his sympathetic personality, his system of ethical norms, and his taste more closely. As a keen observer, he directs his readers' attention to the events of the era, which are slowly being forgotten, but which had far-reaching effects. The subjectivity of the genre never comes at the expense of authenticity. And even if he sometimes speaks critically, his words reveal his intention to improve. He worked for the purpose of, and with his book, he also intends to serve the purpose of making Hungary return to European standards and way of life in the classical sense in all respects.
