With their genesis in the Soviet siege and invasion of Nazi-controlled Budapest during the latter stages of the Second World War, Dobozy’s interlinked stories run the risk of overwhelming readers with the attrocities committed during one of the darkest periods in Hungary’s history, and the psychological and emotional effects on survivors.   The horror is[…]

Dubai – Mirage in the Desert We glide through the Arrivals hall; its soaring ceiling high above. Pillars and palm trees slip past. The Muezzin calls the faithful to prayer. Immigration formalities are fast, carried out by men in gleaming white ankle length dishdasha, their head cloths held in place by twisted black agal. Our[…]