Tibor Dery

Tibor Dery (1894—1977) was born in Budapest. He was imprisoned in 1943 for translating Andre Gide’s diary, and after being dispelled from the Communist Party in 1953, began writing satires of the Hungarian regime. A spokesman during the Hungarian Revolt of 1956, Dery was arrested and sentenced to nine years of prison for his writings and political activities. Due to an international outcry, he was released in 1960.

Niki - The Story of a Dog By Tibor Dery Introduction by George Szirtes “The Dog adopted the Ancsas in the spring of ’48”: so the story begins. Category: Fiction Publisher: NYRB Classics