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"2019 novemberétől – részben már a járvány idején – írtam két tragédiát és egy közjátékot a XX. század második felének magyar történetéből. Történészek és levéltárosok több évtizedes munkája kellett hozzá, hálával tartozom nekik. Elképedtem, mi minden történt az én életem idején, hihetetlen fordulatokkal szembesültem, amelyekről fogalmam sem volt, annak ellenére, hogy a szereplők közül párat személyesen ismertem. Arra kellett ráébrednem, hogy ezek a történelmi alakok nem kevésbé érdekesek, mint a Shakespeare-figurák, és hogy voltaképpen a XV. századi Everyman (Akárki) című angol moralitás modern változatán dolgozom. A jegyzőkönyvek, emlékiratok, naplók szövegét igyekeztem minél teljesebben megőrizni.
Remélem, előadják e darabokat egyszer. Addig is olvassák úgy, mint egyetlen sötét kalandregényt."
Spiró György
A kötetben olvasható művek:
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Remélem, előadják e darabokat egyszer. Addig is olvassák úgy, mint egyetlen sötét kalandregényt."
Spiró György
A kötetben olvasható művek:
Főtitkárok
Brioni közjáték
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Published January 1, 2020
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About the author
György Spiró
66 books46 followersGyörgy (George) Spiró is a dramatist, novelist and essayist who has emerged as one of post-war Hungary's most prominent literary figures. He is a member of the Széchenyi Academy of Letters and Arts.
The son of an engineer from Miskolc in eastern Hungary, he graduated in Hungarian and Slavic literature from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 1970, and completed additional studies in journalism and sociology. His earlier career was spent in radio journalism. More recently, in addition to his writing, he has been employed as associate professor at the Department of World Literature and currently at the Institute of Art Theory and Media Studies at ELTE.
His plays have won numerous awards, including several for best Hungarian drama of the year. A few of them are available in English translation. The best known one is Chickenhead (1986), an earthy and bitter drama of a young delinquent's disillusionment at the longed-for reunion with his drunken father. Dramatic Exchange described it as "widely considered to be the most important Hungarian play of the last 20 years."
His avant-garde style, depicting coarse language and characters outside the pale of respectability, often dismayed more traditional Hungarian critics.
His most recent work, and most ambitious creation to date, is an 800 page novel, Fogság, (Captivity), published in 2005. Set in the Roman Empire in the time of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, it follows the experiences of a Jewish wanderer named Uri. Spiró's earlier works eschewed Jewish themes, but in this work he returns to his ancestral roots.
The son of an engineer from Miskolc in eastern Hungary, he graduated in Hungarian and Slavic literature from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 1970, and completed additional studies in journalism and sociology. His earlier career was spent in radio journalism. More recently, in addition to his writing, he has been employed as associate professor at the Department of World Literature and currently at the Institute of Art Theory and Media Studies at ELTE.
His plays have won numerous awards, including several for best Hungarian drama of the year. A few of them are available in English translation. The best known one is Chickenhead (1986), an earthy and bitter drama of a young delinquent's disillusionment at the longed-for reunion with his drunken father. Dramatic Exchange described it as "widely considered to be the most important Hungarian play of the last 20 years."
His avant-garde style, depicting coarse language and characters outside the pale of respectability, often dismayed more traditional Hungarian critics.
His most recent work, and most ambitious creation to date, is an 800 page novel, Fogság, (Captivity), published in 2005. Set in the Roman Empire in the time of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, it follows the experiences of a Jewish wanderer named Uri. Spiró's earlier works eschewed Jewish themes, but in this work he returns to his ancestral roots.
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