Devil's Tango

The autumn rains have begun in a Hungarian village where life has practically stopped. People who have lost their hope for the future, their trust in each other, their sense of goodness and their spirit of solidarity are making plans to leave that land. The search for a savior continues until the return of Irimias, whom they thought died years ago. For the first time, people act in unity and surrender themselves to Irimias' decisions.

Krasznahorkai tells the story of life based on symbols; shapes the plot around a cycle. Spiders constantly spinning webs, crows circling in the sky, stray horses, seasons repeating each other...

He was glad that he was not alone; The kitty was still warming his belly. "Yes," he said, looking ahead without raising his voice, "the angels see and understand this." He felt a peace within him, and the trees all around him, the road, the rain, and the night all radiated peace. "All is well that happens," he thought. Everything had become simpler, absolutely. He looked at the tall acacia trees advancing smoothly on both sides of the road, and the fields disappearing into the darkness a few meters in front of him. He could smell the suffocating smell of rain and mud, and he knew infallibly that he was behaving correctly and exactly as he should.



Number of Pages: 328

Print Year: 2013


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Can Publishing

< strong>First Printing Year: 2013

Number of Pages: 328

Language: Turkish