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Miklos Vamos

Budapest, Hungary

Miklós Vámos is a Hungarian novelist, screenwriter and talk show host. He is one of the most read and respected writers in his native Hungary. He has taught at Yale University on a Fulbright fellowship, served as The Nation’s East European correspondent, worked as consultant on the Oscar-winning film Mephisto, and presented Hungary’s most-watched cultural television show. Vámos has received numerous awards for his plays, screenplays, novels and short stories, including the Hungarian Merit Award for lifetime achievement. The Book of Fathers is considered his most accomplished novel and has sold 200,000 copies in Hungary. Close.

Miklos Vamos

Budapest, Hungary

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January 3, 2007 3:40 AM

Castle in the Clouds

In 2007, the world will crash into an unknown moving object coming from nowhere called "Hope".

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January 9, 2007 12:47 AM

Be Realistic But Confident

Budapest, Hungary

Dear Secretary General,

Congratulations to your new job. It is going to be a tough one, as you know.

Here are my humble suggestions:

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January 18, 2007 10:42 AM

The Economy Conquers All

Budapest, Hungary - Which one comes first: politics or economics? the chicken or the egg? Is it "He who pays can call the tune?" I presume the latter saying was born in Eastern Europe where the Bohemian bands played around restaurant tables.

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January 26, 2007 10:25 AM

Stop Horrid Abuse First; Legislate Second

Dear Gentlemen, is prostitution illegal anywhere? If it is, I am sorry, I did not notice. Quite the contrary. I have seen beautiful girls (er… children) of very young age standing on the shoulder of highways everywhere in Eastern Europe. In the so-called Western Hemisphere, most cities I visit have the “lust quarter” that my local acquaintances usually point out to me.

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