
Szép Ernő
Kedves olvasó,
Kis cikk a szeretetről.
»Ujesztendő, vígság-szerző
Éjfél.
Jégpálya.
Scott kapitány
Hogy mulatnak,
Magyarországból jövök,
Tiszta mult a kiadóhivatalban.
A single, fluid manuscript unfolds like a scrapbook of handwritten notes, newspaper clippings and fleeting observations, all stitched together by a voice that feels both intimate and oddly theatrical. The narrator opens with a playful confession that the book itself was born from a “nothing” that was nudged into “everything” by an editor’s demand, setting a tone of self‑aware experimentation that hints at the cultural buzz of Budapest in 1914 without ever settling into a conventional plot.
From this framing emerges the portrait of a “private man” who, while perched alone at his desk, decides to dissolve the invisible barriers between himself and the bustling world outside. He tests the limits of empathy by greeting strangers with hugs, kisses, and unabashed kindness, turning ordinary encounters into tiny acts of rebellion against conformity. The prose drifts between humor, philosophical rumination and a quiet yearning for genuine connection, inviting listeners to wonder how far one can go when love becomes the only rule governing everyday life.
Language
hu
Duration
~4 hours (257K characters)
Release date
2024-07-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1884–1953
A warm, witty voice in 20th-century Hungarian literature, he wrote poetry, fiction, plays, and journalism with unusual lightness and feeling. His work often turns everyday life, childhood memory, and vulnerability into something vivid and memorable.
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