When the World Was Whole: 2three Centuries of Memories
Charles Fenyvesi. Penguin Books, $10.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-14-013080-5
Fenyvesi tells of Hungary, village life, prosperity and tragedy in tales passed down by his Jewish ancestors. ``He writes with warmth, sympathy, humor--and a few sentimental excesses--about his relatives, native land and the emperor Franz Josef, who had a `tender heart' for the Jews,'' said PW. Photos. (Sept.)
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Reviewed on: 09/02/1991
Genre: Nonfiction