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Hullámok kergetése
A Hullámok kergetése úgyszólván fél Európát szembesíti az olvasóval. Svédország, Dánia, Anglia, Franciaország, Németország, Szovjetunió és Olaszország tájait vetíti elénk olvasás közben egy láthatatlan laterna magica, s a tájak színes foltjaiban itt-ott felsejlenek a történelem erővonalai is. A könyv műfajilag igen bonyolult ötvözet: az útinapló és útirajz, az esszé, a riport, a személyes vallomás és a lírai emlékezés egymás hatását erősítő legjobb elemei olvadnak benne együvé. Anglia felébreszti benne az egykori Shakespeare-fordítót s az angol irodalom alapos ismerőjét, a Forum Romanum kövei között pedig a hajdani latin szakos egyetemi hallgató cipői kopognak, aki most eljött mintegy ellenőrizni, hogy valóban létezik-e mindaz, amiről egykor éveken át tanult és tanított? Régi vizsgák személyes emlékei vezetik mindenfelé, s az élettelen romok a képzelet, a ráismerés és a tudás segítségével hirtelen megelevenednek. Az író – ha kell – két csonka oszlopból felépíti a hajdani – palotát, s varázslatos könnyedséggel rögtön hozzá is hangolja a mai környezetet: a buja oleander-fákat, a hangosan vitatkozó asszonyokat, egy-egy kószáló cicát és nevető kisfiút. A messzi vidékek érzékletes látványa, hangulata, az utazás és felfedezés izgalma, a nyüzsgő élet villanásai, hirtelen felvázolt jellegzetes arcélek, személyes vallomások és az ujjongó felismerés s mintegy gazdag ráadásként az író színes egyénisége és a sokféle emlék mesteri közvetítése feledhetetlen olvasói élménnyé avatják a minden vonatkozásában érdekes könyvet.
280 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1965
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About the author
Magda Szabó
79 books1,191 followersMagda Szabó was a Hungarian writer, arguably Hungary's foremost female novelist. She also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memories and poetry.
Born in Debrecen, Szabó graduated at the University of Debrecen as a teacher of Latin and of Hungarian. She started working as a teacher in a Calvinist all-girl school in Debrecen and Hódmezővásárhely. Between 1945 and 1949 she was working in the Ministry of Religion and Education. She married the writer and translator Tibor Szobotka in 1947.
She began her writing career as a poet, publishing her first book Bárány ("Lamb") in 1947, which was followed by Vissza az emberig ("Back to the Human") in 1949. In 1949 she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize, which was--for political reasons--withdrawn from her on the very day it was given. She was dismissed from the Ministry in the same year.
During the establishment of Stalinist rule from 1949 to 1956, the government did not allow her works to be published. Since her unemployed husband was also stigmatized by the communist regime, she was forced to teach in an elementary school during this period.
Her first novel, Freskó ("Fresco"), written in these years was published in 1958 and achieved overwhelming success among readers. Her most widely read novel, Abigél ("Abigail", 1970), is an adventure story about a schoolgirl boarding in eastern Hungary during the war.
She received several prizes in Hungary, and her works have been published in 42 countries. In 2003, she was the winner of the French literary prize Prix Femina Étranger for the best foreign novel.
Her novel Abigél was popularized through a much-loved television series in 1978. Abigél was also chosen as the sixth most popular novel at the Hungarian version of Big Read. Her three other novels that were in the top 100 are Für Elise , An Old-Fashioned Story , and The Door .
Born in Debrecen, Szabó graduated at the University of Debrecen as a teacher of Latin and of Hungarian. She started working as a teacher in a Calvinist all-girl school in Debrecen and Hódmezővásárhely. Between 1945 and 1949 she was working in the Ministry of Religion and Education. She married the writer and translator Tibor Szobotka in 1947.
She began her writing career as a poet, publishing her first book Bárány ("Lamb") in 1947, which was followed by Vissza az emberig ("Back to the Human") in 1949. In 1949 she was awarded the Baumgarten Prize, which was--for political reasons--withdrawn from her on the very day it was given. She was dismissed from the Ministry in the same year.
During the establishment of Stalinist rule from 1949 to 1956, the government did not allow her works to be published. Since her unemployed husband was also stigmatized by the communist regime, she was forced to teach in an elementary school during this period.
Her first novel, Freskó ("Fresco"), written in these years was published in 1958 and achieved overwhelming success among readers. Her most widely read novel, Abigél ("Abigail", 1970), is an adventure story about a schoolgirl boarding in eastern Hungary during the war.
She received several prizes in Hungary, and her works have been published in 42 countries. In 2003, she was the winner of the French literary prize Prix Femina Étranger for the best foreign novel.
Her novel Abigél was popularized through a much-loved television series in 1978. Abigél was also chosen as the sixth most popular novel at the Hungarian version of Big Read. Her three other novels that were in the top 100 are Für Elise , An Old-Fashioned Story , and The Door .
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June 6, 2023
Hát ez a nő... Hihetetlen. Egyszer nevetek, egyszer nem értem őt, másszor pedig olyan bravúrosan játszik a szavakkal, hogy minden eltűnik körülöttem és OTT vagyok teljesen a víz mellett, a fényben, a félárnyékban, a virágok között, a csúcsok alatt, valahol, ahol ő is, és egy picit, ici-picit meghasad a szívem, mert olyan szép az egész.
És valahol nagyon hálás is vagyok, hogy beszélek magyarul, hogy Szabó Magdát eredetiben olvashatom.
És valahol nagyon hálás is vagyok, hogy beszélek magyarul, hogy Szabó Magdát eredetiben olvashatom.
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