Bűbájosok (Novellák) by Dezső Kosztolányi

"Bűbájosok (Novellák)" by Dezső Kosztolányi is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives explore themes of human experience, often tinged with a sense of melancholy and existential reflection. Characters navigate complex emotional landscapes, grappling with their desires, fears, and societal conventions. The opening of the collection presents a story titled "A Detektiv," which portrays the distress of a narrator who realizes that his precious gold watch has been stolen. This theft triggers a whirlwind of emotions, including confusion, shame, and paranoia about the implications of the crime. As he embarks on a frantic search for the thief, he encounters a detective who seems to pervade his thoughts, further deepening the narrator's sense of anxiety and dread. The narrative intricately captures the protagonist's psychological turmoil as he grapples with the absurdity of the situation and the loss of his sense of safety and order in the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Kosztolányi, Dezső, 1885-1936
Title Bűbájosok (Novellák)
Contents A detektiv -- Horoszkóp -- Verpeléty -- Kék gyász -- A gipszangyal -- Kártya -- Amália -- Néhány levél a «Zöld Napló»-ból -- Tű -- Rongyos gavallér -- X... kalandornő -- A kövér biró -- Komédia -- Április bolondja -- Leányok -- A bolond magyar -- Oligocén és Eocén -- Bácskai barátom -- Páva -- A súgó -- Borotva.
Credits Produced by Albert László from page images generously made
available by the HathiTrust Digital Library
Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Hungarian
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Hungarian fiction -- 20th century
Subject Short stories, Hungarian
Category Text
eBook-No. 61879
Release Date
Last Update Oct 17, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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