
NOVELLÁK
COGNAC-IDILLEK. - I. A KUTYAFEJŰ.
II. A MEGCSALT ASSZONYNÁL.
III. A GYÁSZOS ÖZVEGYNÉL.
IV. A FÉLLÁBÚ LEÁNY. - I.
V. TÜKÖR-ŐRÜLET.
VI A MÁSIK.
VII. PROMETHEUS.
VIII. A FÚRIA.
IX. IDEGVILÁG.
A sleepless night drags the narrator into a restless inner theatre, where thought spirals from the mundane to the absurd. Lying in a cold winter coat, he watches the fabric fray like his own unraveling focus, and a strange, dog‑headed interlocutor materialises out of his own sarcasm. Their exchange flits between bitter self‑reproach and sarcastic philosophy, probing fears of isolation, the weight of personal blame, and the paradox of yearning for both pleasure and suffering.
The story captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of a mind that refuses to quiet, turning insomnia into a battlefield of wit and wounded pride. As the protagonist wrestles with his conscience, the dialogue hints at deeper questions about authenticity, desire, and the limits of self‑control—all conveyed with a darkly humorous, almost theatrical tone that invites listeners to linger on every unsettling turn of phrase.
Language
hu
Duration
~6 hours (396K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Tamás Róth, Albert László and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Europe at http://dp.rastko.net
Release date
2013-02-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1942
A sharp-eyed Hungarian novelist and journalist, he wrote vividly about Budapest at the turn of the century and about the changing lives of the city’s Jewish middle class. His work blends social observation, urban atmosphere, and a strong interest in questions of identity and belonging.
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