
AZ ATHENAEUM OLVASÓTÁRA.
FAGY.
Mara.
Czérna, gyűszű, orvosság.
A bagoly és a kanári madár.
Halvér.
Az első boa.
Férfi a háznál.
A patkány.
Jani és Juczi.
In this evocative collection the frozen solitude of the North Pole becomes a restless protagonist, yearning for the colors and warmth of distant lands. The polar wanderer drifts across endless ice, confronting the stark silence of his own existence, until a chance encounter with the Southern Pole sparks a quiet dialogue about dreams and the impossibility of a rose‑filled world. Their exchange, poetic and melancholy, frames a larger meditation on longing, identity, and the thin line between myth and reality.
Other tales shift to a more intimate setting, where the young girl Mara listens to her mother’s fervent promises of a pristine white gown adorned with pearls, diamonds and blossoms. The description of the imagined garments blurs the boundaries between desire and delusion, as Mara’s joy spirals into a frantic, almost desperate need for affirmation. Through simple domestic scenes, the stories reveal how ordinary moments can hide a tempest of hope, fear, and yearning.
Language
hu
Duration
~3 hours (197K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Budapest: Athenaeum, 1895.
Credits
Albert László from page images generously made available by the Hungarian Electronic Library
Release date
2024-01-03
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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