ᵻvˈɛnts fɹʌmðə bˈʊk sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈæɡdə bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛnt tə ɡɹˈiːs æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə hʌŋɡˈɛɹiən dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən fɚɹə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi kˈɑːnfɹəns kʊd ˈiːzili hɐvbɪn tˈeɪkən fɹʌmðə lˈaɪf ʌvðɪ ˈɔːθɚ, ænd ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd ðætðə kˈæɹɪktɚ mˈæɡdɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvz fɹʌmðə hʌŋɡˈɛɹiən pˈɑːɹləmənt ɪnðə stˈoːɹi kʊd biː ˈiːzili ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd wɪð wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni ɐwˈɔːɹdz ðætðɪ ˈɔːθɚ hɐz wˈʌn.
Events from the book such as Magda being sent to Greece as part of the Hungarian delegation for a literary conference could easily have been taken from the life of the author, and the award that the character Magda receives from the Hungarian Parliament in the story could be easily exchanged with one of the many awards that the author has won.