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György Dragomán (Hungary): The White King

Translation: Anna Valentová, Dybbuk 2008

The young Hungarian novelist returns in his novel to the recent Communist past. The book offers a naive yet sharp perspective of a young boy who lives with his mother after his father had been arrested for activities against the state. Despite its heavy subject the novel is a catchy and emotionally intense image of everyday violence but also hope that not even a dictatorship can suppress.