Gulaš od ptice turul

Gulaš od ptice turul

Krzysztof Varga

A cultural essay and guidebook, a humorous tale of cuisine with historiosophical reflections, spiced with brilliant humor and self-irony.

Turul bird goulash puts great history and culinary art in the same pot as a universal key to understanding the phenomenon of the Hungarian spirit, which can be summed up in one word – melancholy. Or apathy, an enchanted existence in the antiquity of ancient splendor and greatness, the inability of Hungarians to break away from the destructive longing that embodies the conscientious and careful cultivation of their own martyrology. Turul, that mythical bird that personifies Hungarian dreams and complexes, that symbolizes former historical greatness and at the same time defeats, is revealed to us by Krzysztof Varga in a new light, because as a half-Hungarian, half-Poland, gourmet, visitor to wine shops, connoisseur of selected, but also traditional dishes, he takes on the role of a guide through the taverns and through the history of Hungary, revealing it to us as a country that cultivates defeats like no other in the world. And as a country that turns the banquet table into the solitude of identity.

Original title
Gulasz z turula
Translation
Siniša Kasumović
Editor
Nedim Tanović
Illustrations
Jan Stojanović
Graphics design
Jan Stojanović, Vanja Šok Horvat
Dimensions
21 x 13.5 cm
Pages
165
Publisher
Gimnasium, Zagreb, 2022.
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: Croatian.

One copy is available

Condition:Used, excellent condition
 

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