▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁articles ▁were ▁often ▁published ▁in ▁Ny ug at ▁( West ), ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Hung arian ▁literary ▁journal ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁by ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁daily ▁newspaper ▁Az ▁Est ▁( The ▁Even ing ) ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter . ▁His ▁pac if ist ▁articles ▁and ▁other ▁publications ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁were ▁also ▁published ▁in ▁German ▁and ▁French ▁papers ▁and ▁were ▁collected ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁called ▁Eg ys zer ű ▁g ond ol at ok ▁( Simple ▁Th ought s ). ▁ ▁His ▁story ▁" The ▁Mi rac ul ous ▁Mand arin " ▁( in ▁Hung arian : ▁A ▁cs od ál atos ▁mand arin ), ▁a ▁“ p antom ime ▁gro tes que ” ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁which ▁inspired ▁Bé la ▁Bart ók , ▁the ▁famous ▁Hung arian ▁composer , ▁to ▁create ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁the ▁bal let ▁The ▁Mi rac ul ous ▁Mand arin . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁L eng y el ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁a ▁longer ▁stay ▁and ▁published ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁Amer ikai ▁nap ló ▁( American ▁Journal ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁For ▁some