Was That So?!

Events from fifty years ago that seem as if they are happening now – this is the essence of Benedek Luttye's book Így volt (That's How It Was). Reflecting the book's motto, the author experienced the past as a force that recreates itself. He admits that one of his goals in writing the book was to make it readable even for those who have never been soldiers and never will be. Following the plot of two years in the life of a soldier, readers can get to know exciting characters, locations, interpersonal behaviors, and the power of emotions and the relativity of time through personal experiences in a novelistic form. The story ends on a reassuring, positive note.