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Literary meet and greet with EBRD Literary Prize 2024 nominee Attila Bartis featuring his work of prose: THE END
"The story of a photographer who… No. The story of a man who… No. The story of a love affair that… Or the story of several love affairs that taken together… Or the story of a nation that… Ah, forget it. This novel offers everything that a novel can possibly offer: truth, sincerity, atmosphere, story. And something else besides that fans of Attila Bartis are familiar with: the irresistible sweep of emotions that carry you with it and won’t let you go. Whether readers consider András Szabad a maniac or fall helplessly in love with him, either way, they will feel that life is worth living only as he lives it, with this intensity. We call a character like him a hero. We are bound to go along with him." (István Kemény)
Author Attila Bartis and translator Judith Sollosy discuss the recently published The End with moderator Jozefina Komporaly.
The event is free but registration is necessary.
About the EBRD Literary Prize 2024
The EBRD Literature Prize is awarded to the year’s best work of literary fiction translated into English, originally written in any language of the regions in which the Bank currently invests and published for the first time by a European (including UK) or North American publisher in the period in question.
The three finalists for the 2024 EBRD Literary Prize have been announced, and - for the first time - this year two of the three works come from Hungary: "The End" by Attila Bartis, translated by Judith Sollosy, and "Barcode" by Krisztina Tóth, translated by Peter Sherwood.