Az őz

Az őz, megjelenése idején - 1959-ben - úgy robbant, mint a bomba. Hermann Hesse ajánló sorai egyengették külföldi útját, azóta 42 nyelven olvasható. A regény egyetlen hatalmas belső monológ. Szabó Magda bravúrosan formálja meg hősét, annak démoni alakját, melyet Für Anikó hiteles átéléssel közvetít.

©1959 Szabó Magda jogutóda, Tasi Géza (P)2011 Mojzer-Kossuth Verlag

Revolting but eye-opening

This book tells the tale of someone whose whole life is consumed by the lovelessness and poverty of her childhood. Yet what she becomes is so utterly revolting that it was torture for me to read. Nonetheless, this book is really powerful, amazingly written and it portrays envy, bluntness and hatred excellently. So 5 for the book, 1 for the relatability of the character. However, it may very well be that my reluctance to identify with her shows the best how important this book really is. Because I guess we all are envious and cruel sometimes, and this book holds a clear mirror to that better than anything I have ever read.