"Everything I tell in this book is nothing more than looking back on the past half century in the hope that I can continue to build that particular bridge - with pure words."
Attila Nyerges, the frontman of Ismerős Arcok, who always stood by his principles and worked for many decades, reached the top with his band, and created Nélküled, which proclaims the unity of Hungarians from here and beyond the border. The life path of the singer-songwriter is quite extraordinary. His family, which suffered a lot under Communism, bequeathed to him the bourgeois-conservative outlook that played a decisive role in his life, and he lives his life accordingly from a very young age. The rural decency instilled in him in his childhood and the wealth of opportunities in the capital created a quite exceptional mixture. He owes his success to this, and the attitude he inherited from his parents and grandparents did not allow him to sink in the great freedom that fell into our laps after the regime change. On the pages of A familiar face, Attila Nyerges openly tells about the tragic events of his life, his fateful trip to Transylvania and his serious motorcycle accident. In the book, not only Attila Nyerges speaks about himself, but also his fellow musicians. From their stories emerges an authentic picture of the author of the songs that appeal to all Hungarians: a rather withdrawn personality, but once he lets someone close to him, he perseveres through fire and water. The marcona exterior covers a deeply feeling heart. A Familiar Face is the first biographical book about one of the most defining Hungarian musicians of the past two decades.