Nikoletta Kiss
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Nikoletta Kiss
Nikoletta Kiss was born in 1978 in Budapest and grew up in Berlin and studied business at Humboldt University. For twelve years, she worked as a business consultant in Germany, the US, and Australia. Since 2016, she has been living with her husband and two children in Vienna, and works as an editor and author. In 2019, she published her first novel, Das Licht vergangener Tage.
Nikoletta Kiss was born in 1978 in Budapest and grew up in Berlin and studied business at Humboldt University. For twelve years, she worked as a business consultant in Germany, the US, and Australia. Since 2016, she has been living with her husband and two children in Vienna, and works as an editor and author. In 2019, she published her first novel, Das Licht vergangener Tage.
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Year of Publication: 2025
Nikoletta KissYear of Publication: 2025
Return to Budapest
Márta grows up in socialist Budapest, by Lake Balaton, where she spends glorious summers with her cousin Theresa. But without Theresa, it’s lonely, and as soon as she has finished school, Márta flees her alcoholic father and travels to be with Theresa in East Berlin. There, she is introduced to the world of bohemian artists. She visits dingy apartments and hangs out in smoke-filled bars, and...