Fever at dawn péter gárdos book

As a director he has received more than twenty international awards at major film festivals, among them the jurys special award at the montreal film festival and the golden hugo at the chicago film festival. Fever at dawn by peter gardos goodreads share book. In a note at the back of the book, gardos explains that the story is based on his own mother and fathers courtship. Whilst artistic licence has been taken, peter gardos has written a beautiful tribute to his parents and shows that even in the shadow of great tragedy and adversity, hope and love can still shine through.

Fever at dawn is the first novel by awardwinning hungarian film and theatre director, peter gardos. Fever at dawn is a fictionalized account about the love story of author peter gardoss parents. Miklos 117 identical letters to young female hungarian refugees in order to get a wife. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. There is a timeless quality to fever at dawn, a kind of classical romanticism. It is based on the story of how gardos s parents met just after ww2. I struggled with how to properly convey my thoughts about this book. He is a multipleawardwinning film and theatre director. Fever at dawn is his first novel and is based on the true story of his parents. Fever at dawn is a simply told story but this is as it should be.

Indeed, miklos is often referred to by the narrator as my father. Fever at dawn is a fictionalized account about the love story of author peter gardos s parents, miklos and lili, who are both holocaust survivors. Fever at dawn is the debut novel by film director, peter gardos. Text publishing fever at dawn, book by peter gardos. Drawn from the reallife letters of peter gardos s parents, and reminiscent of the film life is beautiful, fever at dawn is a vibrant, ribald, and unforgettable tale, showing the deathdefying power of the human will to live and to love.