Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
BOOKS
There is a wide range of books on Budapest available in the city, particularly architec-
turetitles,ortranslationsofHungarianliterature.Bookstaggedwiththe symbolare
particularlyrecommended.Seethesection
Booksandmaps
foralistofBudapest'sbet-
ter bookshops, most of which can take orders.
ART, ARCHITECTURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY
OurBudapest
.Averyinformativeseriesofpocket-sizebooks:writteninHungarianandEng-
lish by experts in their fields, and published by Budapest City Hall, they cover the city's ar-
chitecture, baths and parks, and are very cheap, though unfortunately the standard of English
varies.
Irén Ács
Hungary at Home
. Excellent collection of photos covering all walks of life in
postwar Hungary. Her other books, including
Rendezvous
, are also worth looking out for in
bookshops.
Bruno Bourel & Lajos Parti Nagy
Lightscapes
. One of the most interesting collections
of photos available. Taken around the city by Bourel, a sharp-eyed French photographer who
has lived there for many years, they are accompanied by words from a leading contemporary
Hungarian writer.
BobDent
Budapest: A Cultural and Literary History.
A wide-ranging background to the city
by an English journalist who has lived in Budapest for many years.
Györgyi Éri et al
A Golden Age: Art and Society in Hungary 1896-1914.
Hungary's Art
Nouveau age captured in a beautifully illustrated coffee-table volume.
JánosGerle
et al Budapest: An Architectural Guide.
The best of the small new guides to
the city's twentieth-century architecture, covering almost 300 buildings, with brief descrip-
tions in Hungarian and English.
Ruth Gruber
Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to Central and Eastern Europe.
The most
comprehensive guide to Jewish sights in Budapest and elsewhere.
Edwin Heathcote
Budapest: A Guide to Twentieth-Century Architecture.
A useful and in-
formative pocket guide to the city, though with some curious omissions.
Tamás Hofer
et al.
Hungarian Peasant Art.
An excellently produced examination of Hun-
garian folk art, with lots of good photos.
ImreMóra
Budapest Then and Now.
A personal and very informative set of accounts of life
in the capital, past and present.
