NÉMETH ISTVÁN ÉS GION NÁNDOR ADRIAI ÍRÁSAINAK HELYSZÍNEI ÉS KÖZÖSSÉGI TEREI
LOCATIONS AND COMMUNAL SPACES IN THE ADRIATIC WRITINGS OF ISTVÁN NÉMETH AND NÁNDOR GION

Summary/Abstract: This study examines how coastal locations serve as sites of identity formation while also becoming areas marked by conflict, as reflected in István Németh’s writings from Dubrovnik and Nándor Gion’s Adriatic short stories. Drawing on modern theories of place (Agnew, Cresswell, Foucault), it distinguishes the abstract concept of space from the concrete, perceived, and memory-laden forms of place, emphasizing the importance of sense of place, genius loci, and collective memory. István Németh’s “Ünnep Raguzában” presents the city as a collective creation, an “eternal celebration” in which the pilgrim-author and marginal inhabitants together shape the unique character of the place. In contrast, Nándor Gion’s short story “A medúzák nem hoznak szerencsét” depicts coastal communal spaces as zones of conflict, where the differing interests and identities of entrepreneurs, tourists, locals, and newcomers intersect. The analysis shows how patterns of language use (naming, the designation of the “stranger” and the familiar) influence the interpretation of local relationships and how the “in-between” meanings of places emerge at the intersection of interests, prejudices, and power dynamics.

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