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The Bridge at Andau: The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People

by James A. Michener

A border crossing in the aftermath of Hungary’s 1956 uprising

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A border crossing in the aftermath of Hungary’s 1956 uprising

James A. Michener’s nonfiction account centers on the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the small bridge at Andau, on the Austrian border. The uprising’s brief challenge to the existing order gives way to Soviet military intervention in Budapest; the bridge then becomes a route out of the country for Hungarians fleeing the aftermath. By linking a major political upheaval to one crossing point, the book frames the events through both national history and the movement of people across a border.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in Hungary and Austria’s twentieth-century history.
  • For readers seeking nonfiction about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and its aftermath.
  • For readers interested in migration and border crossings during political upheaval.

Themes

Hungarian Revolution of 1956Soviet interventionFlight and displacementBorders and political upheaval

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Book overview

The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future--until, at four o'clock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Budapest awoke to the shattering sound of Russian tanks ravaging their streets. The revolution was over. But freedom beckoned in the form of a small footbridge at Andau, on the Austrian border. By an accident of history it became, for a few harrowing weeks, one of the most important crossings in the world, as the soul of a nation fled across its unsteady planks.

Praise for The Bridge at Andau

"Precise, vivid . . . immeasurably stirring."--The Atlantic Monthly

"Dramatic, chilling, enraging."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Superb."--Kirkus Reviews

"Highly recommended reading."--Library Journal

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