Getting out of Time: Krasznahorkai Feels Used Up
Getting out of Time: Krasznahorkai Feels Used Up
Author(s): Gábor SzabóSubject(s): Hungarian Literature
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Keywords: historical time; illusion of reality; pathology of society; absurd; struggle for history
Summary/Abstract: The essay examines how historical time appears in the novel Zsömle odavan [Zsömle Feels Used Up], that is closely linked into László Krasznahorkai’s previous oeuvre in many ways. The satirical depiction of a society falling out of history, and the dispelling of absurd illusions places it within the historical-philosophical framework typical of Krasznahorkai’s novels, primarily creating its continuity with the novels Satantango and Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming.
Journal: Central European Cultures
- Issue Year: 3/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 117-124
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
