And as a consequence of that presumption, my hometown was burned to the ground by an invading army, an experience that has befallen many a Hungarian town and village throughout its long and troubled history.
I kao posljedica te pretpostavke moj je rodni grad spaljen do temelja od vojske koja je nasilno ušla u njega, iskustvo koje je zadesilo mnoge mađarske gradove i sela u njihovoj dugoj i problematičnoj povijesti.