invaded by the Soviet Union's Red Army, an event which marked an uncertain status for Northern Transylvania until its return to Romania. His wife and daughter fled to Budapest while Bánffy remained on the spot in a vain attempt to prevent the destruction of his property. Soon after, the frontier was closed. The family remained separated until 1949, when he was allowed by Romanian communist authorities to leave for Budapest, where he died the following year. A mellowing communist regime in Hungary permitted the reissue of A Transylvanian Tale in 1982, and it was translated into English for the first time in 1999. The Castle of Bonchida is now being restored as a cultural center. An apartment is being prepared for the use of the Count's family. External links Bánffy at Hunlit Book review from The Scotsman Bánffy at Hungarian Review 1873 births 1950 deaths Writers from Cluj-Napoca Hungarian male novelists Hungarian people of World War II Foreign ministers of Hungary Miklos Hungarian nobility Hungarian theatre managers and producers Hungarian jurists Hungarian male dramatists and playwrights Austro-Hungarian politicians Members of the Miklós Barabás Guild 20th-century Hungarian novelists 20th-century Hungarian politicians 20th-century Hungarian dramatists and playwrights Lord-lieutenants of a county in Hungarian Kingdom