Antal-Ferencz Ildikó spent three years in the USA with her family, where they soon became active members of the local Hungarian communities. The many personal encounters resulted in several interview books, the essence of which is a compilation featuring 45 portraits that covers not only the past and present of the Hungarian diaspora in the USA, but also helps predict its future.

‘Anna Fenyvesi and I often say that, from the moment of emigration, time stands still. This was especially true in the past, when communication depended almost entirely on letters.’

At the turn of the last century, some 200 people from Homoródalmás alone set out to seek their fortune overseas. Their story, written in blood and sweat, will soon be published in book format as the next standalone volume of the Hungarian Roots and American Dreams series, which explores the lives of Hungarian immigrants in America.

Publication of the latest work by Attila Futaki, a comic book artist of international fame, is an important domestic event: it presents the life and career of Ferenc Puskás.