Julian Rubinstein - A Viszkis

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Recommended by Attila Ambrus:

"The book written by Julien is undoubtedly the most complex documentary novel about my life.
By the way, in the last 20 years, 6 books have been published about the things I wear, knowing them, I can honestly say that the story written by Rubinstein is the most entertaining of them all.
As an American citizen, he represents a unique style, an integral part of which is cynicism, satirical character portrayal, and black humor.
He worked on my story for 3 years. This is the reason for the thorough, sometimes investigative accuracy. At the same time, it is also a fact that some data about Hungary is inaccurate, but this can be attributed to a New York journalist's lack of knowledge about Eastern Europe.
The reader is holding one of the most entertaining books of my life. I especially recommend it to all those who think about this period with some nostalgia. This story is a true robber-cop tale, in which, albeit with some luck, "the good guys" win, i.e. the bad guys."

One of America's most awarded young journalists, Julian Rubinstein, found the story of the Hungarian robber Viszkis the most suitable to present the turbulent transition of Eastern European countries from communism to capitalism.
Towards the end of Attila Ceauşescu's reign of terror, Ambrus escapes from Transylvania to Hungary, the Promised Land. But he finds only incomprehension, mockery and exclusion. He struggles to find his footing, and it doesn't take him long to realize that the straight path leads nowhere. The first time he strays outside the law, his fortunes immediately take a turn for the better. More and more daring bank and post office robberies, more and more money, more and more women, more and more drinks, and finally prison.
The reader is not simply holding a crime documentary novel, but also a history of Hungary in the 90s - through an American lens. The book, produced after three years of investigation, will enthrall readers not only with the exciting details of the robberies, but also with how the American journalist who came from afar sees us Hungarians.

ISBN: 9789634055648
Publication: 25.10.2017.
Page number: 445
Publisher: Europa Bookstore
Translated by János Kepes