Hungarian List #: The Birth of Emma K.

Hungarian List #: The Birth of Emma K.
Ottilie Mulzet, Zsolt Lang, Owen Good
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 200pg
19 Jun 2022 UK
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9780857429865
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An inventive collection of stories by one of the most prominent and acclaimed writers in Hungary today. The Birth of Emma K. , a collection of twelve short stories rich with magic, introduces English-language readers to one of the most vibrant and original voices in contemporary Hungarian literature. Zsolt Lang' s new collection opens with God sitting on a bench looking over Budapest; later, a Hungarian man who has stumbled into a Romanian music theory class suddenly finds he is able to speak expertly about Hungarian composer Bela Bartok-and in perfect Romanian; and even later, against all odds, the embryo of Emma fights for her future life from within the womb. Drifting between melancholic and witty, in sentences that are winding, subtle, and colloquial, Lang' s stories are deeply rooted in Transylvanian culture and history. Reminiscent of the best writings of Irish modernist masters such as Samuel Beckett and Flann O' Brien, The Birth of Emma K. presents an unforgettable collage of human nature.

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Zsolt Lang is a Hungarian author, essayist, playwright, and editor from Transylvania, Romania. He has published five short-story collections and five novels and one work of criticism. His most recent novel Bolyai won the 2020 Libri Literary Prize, one of Hungary' s most prestigious literary awards. Owen Good is a Northern Irish translator of Hungarian poetry and prose. Ottilie Mulzet was awarded the National Book Award for Translated Literature for her translation of Laszlo Krasznahorkai' s Baron Wenckheim' sHomecoming in 2019.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780857429865
Published: 19 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seagull Books London
Publisher: Seagull Books London
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 200

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