A tragédia lehet(etlen)ősége
The (Im)possibility of Tragedy

Summary/Abstract: The author (a novelist and theater academic) summarizes her own journey, which led to understanding tragedies and representing them in her latest novel, Sokszor nem halunk meg (Often We Don’t Die). Growing up under the Romanian dictatorship, the writer recounts that tragedy was at odds with the sense of time she experienced; she encountered Beckett, Chekhov, and George Steiner’s concept of the death of tragedy long before she became familiar with ancient works. The notions of heroism, turning points, change, and loss are almost in opposition to the prevalent “healing” experiences of our age, which suggest that people can recover from anything.

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