Zsolt Podhorányi

Cultural journalist, book editor and director. As a researcher, he is interested in the disenfranchisement and existential ruin of the Hungarian landed gentry in the twentieth century. In his book series, Storytelling Castles, the most significant monuments of our built heritage are a medium for recalling the shady history of their former owners, the salons. He photographs and designs his books himself. As a director, he has produced children’s programmes, cultural history magazines and TV dramas.

He is the author of The Prince of the Brothel – Budapest Nights in the Age of the Monarchy, History with Us, Children in the Castle, Dames in the Castle – Women and Castles from the Age of Dualism in Hungary, Lords and Magnates of the North, Hungarian Heritage – Castles, The Guide to Castle Tours / A Tour of the Homes of the Hungarian Nobility and Storytelling Castles.