Book Description

Love and Loss: Tales from Hungary is an English translation of the following six stories written by Geza Gardonyi: Where are you, Eve? (Original title: Hol vagy, Eva?) When lord of the castle, Akos, forbids his stepdaughter's childhood playmate, Kelen, to court his daughter, Kelen is forced to leave town and believes she married another man, but instead of getting married she becomes a nun. Will Kelen see her again? The Three Owls (Original title: Harom bagoly) When young attorney, Kalman, gets engaged to a beautiful woman, he wants nothing more than to marry her; but he finds out that he has three orphaned nephews, and his willingness to adopt them might end his engagement. Seeing Ethel (Original title: Leanynezoben) When blind cellist, Steve, moves home to play in a Gypsy band, he falls in love with the cobbler's daughter, Ethel, whose boyfriend was killed in a war against the Russians. Forget Me Not (Original title: Csak ne felejts!) When Imrus Kovacs travels to Switzerland, he finds out that he cannot become a university student because he does not speak French well. He ends up getting a job at a wallpaper factory where he falls in love with his coworker, Georgette, who is also his boss' daughter. He plans to marry her, but when his parents find out about his relationship, they trick him into coming home. Will he return for her? Blind Mishka: A student's diary (Original title: Vilagtalan Miska: Egy tanulo naploja) Thirteen -year -old Erno describes his life in his diary. Confession (Original title: Vallomas) When talented painter, Sylvester, falls in love with Ilka, who is on vacation at Lake Balaton, he has to overcome the competition from a pharmacy assistant, Forgacs, who tries to do everything possible to win her affection. The above stories were translated by Peter Nanasi in 2010.