The Hungarians
Paul Lendvai
Reading Time
at 250 WPM9h 10m
The average reader, reading at a speed of 250 WPM, would take 9h 10m to read The Hungarians.
Personalise your estimate by entering your reading speed below
Test my reading speedEnter speed in words per minute
19
days at 30 min/day
550
total minutes
The Hungarians
by Paul Lendvai
Published
December 11, 2002
Publisher
C. Hurst & Co
Pages
550
ISBN-13
9781850656821
ISBN-10
1850656827
Description
"Lendvai, who fled Hungary in 1957, traces Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and emotions from the Magyars' dramatic entry into the Carpathian Basin in 896 to the brink of the post-Cold War era. Hungarians are ever pondering what being Hungarian means and where they came from. Yet, argues Lendvai, Hungarian national identity is not only about ancestry or language but also an emotional sense of belonging. Hungary's famous poet-patriot, Sándor Petofi, was of Slovak descent, and Franz Liszt felt deeply Hungarian though he spoke only a few words of Hungarian. Through colorful anecdotes of heroes and traitors, victors and victims, geniuses and imposters, based in part on original archival research, Lendvai conveys the multifaceted interplay, on the grand stage of Hungarian history, of progressivism and economic modernization versus intolerance and narrow-minded nationalism. He movingly describes the national trauma inflicted by the transfer of the historic Hungarian heartland of Transylvania to Romania under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon in 1920--a trauma that the passing of years has by no means lessened. The horrors of Nazi and Soviet Communist domination were no less appalling, as Lendvai's restrained account makes clear, but are now part of history."--Publisher description.
The Story of Philosophy
The Enduring Vision
La conquête du pain
A Study of History
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged
The Riddle of the Sands
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in The Hungarians?
This edition of The Hungarians has approximately 550 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The Hungarians?
For most readers, The Hungarians typically takes between 11h 28m and 7h 38m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 137,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 9h 10m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 19 days • Estimated word count: 137,500 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of The Hungarians?
The estimated word count for The Hungarians is approximately 137,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of The Hungarians?
The Hungarians was written by Paul Lendvai.
When was The Hungarians published?
The publication date for this specific edition is December 11, 2002. The original work may have been published on a different date.