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Updated November 19, 2003
Man of the Family, by Kathleen Karr (Junior)
The year is 1924 and the setting is rural New Jersey. The Csere family, immigrants from Hungary, struggle to keep out of debt and save for the necessities on their farm. Everyone works the farm, but everyone also takes part in the cultural heritage of the family. The eldest son, Istvan, learns farming, and many life lessons at his father’s knee. He also is required to practice the violin, an instrument that he is sure he can never master as his father has. This tight-knit family meets all of their obstacles together, but when tragedy strikes, Istvan must become the Man of the Family sooner than anyone had ever imagined.