Presentation of "A főherceg selyempongyolája" (Der Erzherzog, der den Schwarzmarkt regierte, Matrosen liebte und mein Großvater wurde) by Natalka Sniadanko

What if one of the 20th century's most eccentric grand dukes had not lost his life in a Soviet prison, but had instead become the master of the black market in socialist Lviv?

Natalka Sniadanko's novel is both a witty historical romp and a profound exploration of what the 20th century did to Europe and to the individual. History is brought to life through flesh-and-blood characters, lavish descriptions and a central question: how do we write our own story in a world falling apart?

Participants:
Natalka Sniadanko, author
Ágnes Bolla, moderator
Márton Kosznovszky, actor

With simultaneous interpretation in German and Hungarian.