Sztzzott heged / Robert Guttmann (2007) /Shattered Violin /PaperbackProduct InformationAuthor:Robert GuttmannPublisher:ELTE Etvs Kiad Kft.Publication Year:2007Place of Publication:BudapestPage Count:158 pagesBinding Type:Paperback (kartonlt)Language:HungarianISBN:9789634639015 / 978-9634639015OverviewSztzzott heged(Shattered Violin) byRobert Guttmannis a moving autobiographical novel that traces the authors journey fromchildhood in the Budapest ghettoto a life rebuilt in postwar Europe. Published byELTE Etvs Kiadin 2007, the book is both apersonal testimony of survivaland areflection on identity, loss, and renewal.Born in the Budapest ghetto during the Holocaust, Guttmanns early life was marked byfear, deprivation, and trauma. After his family fled Hungary in 1949 to escape communism, he spent his youth in Sweden and later pursued legal studies at theSorbonne in Paris. His subsequent career as a journalist, businessman, and investor in Germany reveals a life ofresilience and transformation yet the haunting memory of the ghetto remains an inescapable part of his story.The novels title,Sztzzott heged(Shattered Violin), serves as apowerful metaphor for broken innocence and the enduring human spirit. Through vivid narrative and emotional depth, Guttmann invites readers into a world wheremusic, memory, and survivalare inextricably linked.Hungarian Translation ttekintsASztzzott hegedRobert Guttmannmegrz nletrajzi ihlets regnye, amely abudapesti gettban szletett s felntt gyermektrtnett mesli el. A2007-ben az ELTE Etvs Kiadgondozsban megjelent knyv egyszerretlltrtnetsletfilozfiai valloms, amely avesztesg, a megmarads s az jjszletstmit dolgozza fel.Guttmann csaldja 1949-ben meneklt el Magyarorszgrl a kommunista rezsim ell, pedig Svdorszgban tlttte ifjkort. A prizsiSorbonne Egyetemenszerzett jogi doktortust, majdjsgrknt s zletemberkntdolgozott Mnchenben. Br lete sikeres fordulatot vett, a gyermekkor emlkei, a ghetto nyomora s atlls fjdalmamindvgig ksrtk.A sztzzott heged allek trkenysgnek s az emberi kitartsnakszimbluma: a m az emlkezs s az nazonossg tjn vezet vgig, mikzben egy elveszett, de nem feledett vilgba enged betekintst.Product FeaturesGenre:Autobiographical novel, Holocaust memoirSubject Area:History, Biography, Jewish StudiesFocus:Survival, identity, and postwar transformationApproach:Personal narrative rooted in historical experienceKey Themes:Audience:Readers of memoirs, Holocaust literature, and modern Central European historyLife in the Budapest ghettoFlight from communismExile, identity, and the search for belongingMemory and traumaThe symbolic power of musicInteresting FactsAuthentic Testimony:Guttmanns story blendspersonal memory with literary sensitivity, creating a unique portrait of post-Holocaust resilience.International Life Journey:FromBudapest to Sweden, Paris, and Munich, his life encapsulates the odyssey of many Central European migrs of the 20th century.The Violin as Metaphor:The titular shattered violin symbolizes boththe fragility of innocenceand thereclamation of identity through survival and expression.Humanistic Message:Despite its tragic background, the book radiateshope, forgiveness, and renewal, encouraging reflection on the enduring value of human dignity.Hungarian Translation rdekes TnyekHiteles tansgttel:A mszemlyes emlkekre s trtnelmi tapasztalatokrapl, rzkenyen egyestve a dokumentarista s irodalmi megkzel&iacut