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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