
audiobook
by Elek Benedek
PANTHEON KIADÁS
ÉDES ANYAFÖLDEM!
AZ OLVASÓNAK.
ELSŐ FEJEZET.
MÁSODIK FEJEZET.
HARMADIK FEJEZET.
NEGYEDIK FEJEZET.
ÖTÖDIK FEJEZET.
HATODIK FEJEZET.
HETEDIK FEJEZET.
The opening pages draw listeners into a small, tucked‑away village on the banks of the Barót stream, a place the author calls his “sweet motherland.” He sketches the rolling hills that cradle the settlement, the centuries‑old lineages that claim the land, and the quiet pride of a people who have guarded the eastern frontier for a thousand years. Through gentle, lyrical prose the narrator balances nostalgia for his childhood’s sun‑lit orchards with the weight of a nation’s sorrowful spring.
The story then expands to the web of families that have woven themselves into the village’s fabric—Benedek, Benkő, Boda, and the later arrivals who became neighbours. Their names, their customs, and the stubborn yet hopeful spirit of the community are presented as a living tapestry of both triumph and tragedy. Listeners will feel the earth under their boots as the author tends the fields, harvests the crops, and steadies his own soul against the encroaching winds of change.
Language
hu
Duration
~8 hours (495K characters)
Release date
2012-01-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1859–1929
Best known as one of Hungary’s great tellers of folk tales, these stories helped bring traditional Hungarian and Transylvanian legends to generations of young readers. He wrote with warmth and clarity, turning oral storytelling into books that still feel lively and inviting.
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