1. A rocket hit the village. I woke up to the sound of the explosion. My eyes widened, I jumped out of bed, put on my…
Sándor Jászberényi
Sándor Jászberényi (Shahn-dor Yahs-ber-ay-ñee) is the author of "The Most Beautiful Night of the Soul: More Stories from the Middle East and Beyond" (New Europe Books, 2019) and "The Devil Is a Black Dog: Stories from the Middle East and Beyond" (New Europe, 2014). In 2017, he was honored with Hungary’s Libri Literary Prize. Serving as a correspondent and photojournalist for Hungarian and international news sites, he has reported on the invasions of Ukraine, the conflict with the Islamic State, the revolutions in Egypt and Libya, the Darfur crisis, the Huthi uprising in Yemen, and the Gaza War. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, AGNI, Guernica, and the Brooklyn Rail. Sándor divides his time between Budapest and Cairo.