by Dezső Kosztolányi · ADULTOS ANTIGUO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466615433
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«La cometa dorada» is the novel by Dezső Kosztolányi, published by Ediciones B in 2005 in paperback (336 pages, in Spanish).
Antal Novák is a high school teacher who finds his reason for living in teaching, until his daughter and his students confront him. Between generational conflict and youthful rebellion, the novel explores lack of communication and the assault on reason, tolerance, beauty, and knowledge.
Work translated from Hungarian by Marta Kömlösi Ferenci, with an introduction by Adán Kovacsics. Originally published in 1922 as «Aranysárkány».
Recommended for readers of Central European narrative and contemporary classic fiction interested in social criticism and conflicts between generations.
Dezső Kosztolányi was a Hungarian writer, journalist, translator, and also a speaker of Esperanto. He wrote in all literary genres, from poetry to essays to theatre plays. Building his own style, he used French symbolism, impressionism, expressionism and psychological realism. He is considered the father of futurism in Hungarian literature.
