’A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.’ (On Péter Kárpáti's Book Map of the Afterlife) Cover Image

„Mert ezer év előtted annyi, mint a tegnapi nap, amely elmúlt.” (Kárpáti Péter: Térkép a túlvilágról)
’A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.’ (On Péter Kárpáti's Book Map of the Afterlife)

Author(s): Rozália Székely
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Theatron Műhely Alapítvány
Keywords: autobiography; essay; myths; storytelling; responsibility

Summary/Abstract: This review is about Péter Kárpáti’s Térkép a túlvilágról (Map of the Afterlife) volume. The book contains an autobiographical essay-novel, seven plays, and a collection of essays, which argues for the elemental necessity of storytelling, the faithful preservation of myths, with captivating language and humour. In his authorial universe, reality and fairy tale become one in a way that never breaks away from their roots, so that, by the end, every story becomes a true story.

  • Issue Year: 18/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 170-177
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Hungarian
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