A ciklámen és más novellák

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948

Language:

Hungarian

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"A ciklámen és más novellák" by Lajos Biró is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories explore themes of childhood innocence, emotional complexities, and human relationships, focusing on characters you might encounter in everyday life. One of the notable stories in this collection revolves around a little girl and her affection for a cyclamen plant, which serves as a symbol of nurturing and care. At the start of the collection, we follow a four-year-old girl who is depicted as charming yet ordinary, not a fairy tale princess but a relatable child. Her life takes an interesting turn after she receives a cyclamen plant, which becomes a source of joy and responsibility for her. The narrative delves into her eagerness to care for the plant, showing how her tenderness evolves as she grapples with adult emotions such as love, loss, and defiance, ultimately leading to humorous yet poignant consequences within her family dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

A ciklámen

Regina kisasszony

A király

A gyáva ember napjai

A tenger

A szerelem komédiái: Kiábrándulás. Csalás

Az Ábel-család: Az Ábel-család. Daisyke. Ebédtől vacsoráig. Ábel István

Babilon lánya: Az első. Szakítás. Játék

Marosváriak: Dernay Ágota. A báróné. Lonci. A Csetneky-lányok. Marosváriak.

Credits:

Produced by Albert László from page images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library

Notes:

Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2020-06-19