A Dobay-ház: Regény

Dobay Alajos, once a hopeful poet, now lives a comfortably respectable life in turn‑of‑the‑century Budapest. He has married the delicate Ida, a woman of modest means whose beauty and fierce spirit set her apart, and together they raise their bright‑eyed daughter Incit, barely out of childhood. The family’s quiet domesticity masks a subtle tension between Alajos’s literary past and his present respectability, while Ida’s aristocratic roots press against their modest income.

When the Dobays travel to Pest for the carnival season, they settle in a cramped second‑floor flat and navigate the city’s social rituals with frugal ingenuity. From cheap pastries at Zitterbarth’s bakery to elaborate “zsurfix” snack‑bars where they must balance appearances with tight budgets, their daily meals become a comedic dance of outward flair and hidden thrift. Amid these bustling streets, young Incit begins to encounter the charming yet complicated world of courtship, hinting at future entanglements that will test the family’s unity.