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EMBER AZ EMBERTELENSÉGBEN
MAG HÓ ALATT
AZ ELTÉVEDT LOVAS
A HALOTTAK ÉLÉN
A MEGNŐTT ÉLET
ÉSAIÁS KÖNYVÉNEK MARGÓJÁRA
CERUZA-SOROK PETRARCA KÖNYVÉN
TOVÁBB A HAJÓVAL
VALLOMÁS A SZERELEMRŐL
A haunting, lyrical tapestry unfolds in a war‑torn Budapest, where voices rise and fall like mournful chants. The narrator weaves fragmented verses, memories of vanished nights, and surreal images of angels striking the earth, creating a dream‑like portrait of a society on the brink of collapse. Through vivid, often disorienting scenes—broken dogs, lost lovers, and the echo of distant drums—the story captures the tension between fleeting hope and an ever‑present sense of dread.
The work is less a conventional plot than a meditation on humanity’s fragile grip on meaning amid chaos. Poetic monologues blend with stark observations of everyday life, offering glimpses of ordinary people confronting the absurdity of conflict. Listeners are drawn into a chorus of longing, anger, and bewilderment, feeling the pulse of a generation that wrestles with both personal loss and collective ruin.
Richly narrated, the piece invites you to linger on its haunting refrains, to taste the bitter‑sweet cadence of a world where the line between the living and the dead blurs, and to contemplate what it means to be human when the world itself seems to fracture.
Language
hu
Duration
~1 hours (94K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2012-01-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1877–1919
A restless, modern voice in Hungarian poetry, his work brought together love, faith, national feeling, and sharp social criticism. As both poet and journalist, he helped push Hungarian literature into the 20th century.
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