A Little Hungarian Pornography

by Péter Esterházy and Judith Sollosy

Book Overview

An extraordinary montage of sex and politics, P ter Esterh zy's innovative novel can be seen to prefigure the liberation of Eastern Europe. Written under what the author calls "small, Hungarian, pornographic circumstances," A Little Hungarian Pornography exists in a context of official falsehood and misinformation, of lies of the body, the soul, and the state, perpetuated in the duality of language.

In a state where the lack of democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810115778
• ISBN13: 9780810115774
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.8" x 8.1"