Kad duša zamire

Kad duša zamire

Lajos Zilahy
Zilahy

Janoš Pekri, mladi mađarski imigrant, traga za uspehom i ljubavlju u Americi, ali se suočava sa nostalgijom, gubitkom identiteta i bolnim saznanjem da povratak u domovinu više ne znači povratak kući.

Roman prati sudbinu Janoša Pekrija, mladog mađarskog pravnika koji, nakon Prvog svetskog rata, napušta svoju osiromašenu domovinu i odlazi u Ameriku u potrazi za boljim životom.

U Njujorku se suočava sa siromaštvom, neizvesnošću i izazovima prilagođavanja novom društvu. Upoznaje Dženifer Douk – mladu ženu u koju se zaljubljuje – ali njihovu vezu opterećuju društvene razlike i finansijske teškoće. Nakon niza preokreta koji mu menjaju život, on na kraju stiže na Havaje, gde postepeno stiče finansijsku sigurnost.

Uprkos uspehu, Pekri oseća sve veću otuđenost od svojih korena. Vođen nostalgijom, on zapisuje svoja sećanja na mladost i izgubljenu domovinu. Kada se konačno vrati u Mađarsku, otkriva da se njegov život nepovratno promenio i da više u potpunosti ne pripada ni svojoj staroj ni svojoj novoj domovini.

Roman istražuje teme emigracije, ljubavi, društvenog napredovanja, otuđenosti i gubitka identiteta, preplićući lični put pojedinca sa širim društvenim transformacijama 20. veka.

Original title
A lélek kialszik
Translation
Jozefina Stričević
Graphics design
Zdenko Balabanić
Dimensions
20 x 13 cm
Pages
338
Publisher
Otokar Keršovani, Rijeka, 1962.
 
Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
Language: Croatian.

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