Monument to a Kid of Budapest 50 Years Later

Peter Hargitai's poem Monument to a Kid of Budapest 50 Years Later is dedicated to the girls of Budapest who fought so bravely against overwhelming Soviet armor in 1956. It is from his book Daughter of the Revolution (2006). An eyewitness at age 9, he wrote his first poem about the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. Peter Hargitai is an award-winning translator, poet and novelist. His selection of the poems of Attila József in Perched on Nothings Branch garnered for him the Academy of American Poets Landon Translation Award and a listing among world classics in Harold Blooms The Western Canon. For his translation of Antal Szerbs novel The Traveler, he was awarded the Füst Milán Prize from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; and for his steadfast commitment to translating, publishing, and teaching Hungarian literature in a world language, he was awarded the Pro Cultura Hungarica Medal from the Republic of Hungary. Professor Hargitai is on the English faculty at Florida International University. http://www.hungarian-american-literature.com http://www.avemariagallery.com http://www.freewebs.com/hargitai Books by Peter Hargitai: Millie (Hungarian Edition) Daughter of the Revolution A Forradalom Lánya Attila: A Barbarian's Bedtime Story Attila: A Barbarian's Love Story Fodor's Budget Zion FORUM- Ten Poets of the Western Reserve Mother Tongue Magyar Tales Budapest to Bellevue Budapesttöl New Yorkig és Tovább Millie (English Addition) Translations: Antal Szerb - The Traveler Attila József - Selected Poems Attila József - Perched on Nothing's Branch Ferenc Mozsi - My POEMpire Ferenc Mozsi - Inventing Being Ferenc Mozsi - My Song of Songs