About the Author: Gyula Krudy (1878-1939) was a prolific novelist and journalist who, shortly before his death, was awarded the Rothermore prize as late recognition of his achievements. About the Translator: George Szirtes, Senior Lecturer in Poetry at Norwich School of Art & Design and author of many collections of poetry, is the 1995 recipient of the European Poetry Translation Prize for his translation of Zsuszsa Rabovszky's New Life.