Pillanatragasztó

Twenty-five stories, one for each year since the author's first book, each a snapshot of Hungary and a shard of mirror from the past quarter-century, which the book tries to glue together. Why does an Arab boy start corresponding with the Ornithological Institute? What is a corpse doing in an exhibition hall? What happened to the woman whose head suddenly falls off in a shopping centre? What drives a middle-aged art teacher to the edge of madness on a trip overseas? Where are the Transylvanian guest workers in a minibus heading, and what will become of the boy travelling with them? The characters live in very different places, but all stand before moments that could change their lives, and almost all of them put off the decision.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

Length

221 pages in the original

Set in

Hungary

First published

2014 by Magvető

Author's age

47 when first published

ISBN

9789631429046 (original)