Sentences on Wonderment

Perhaps the most compelling short-story writer in Hungary today, Edina Szvoren charts human relations with rare sensitivity in her trademark grotesque, absurd yet playful style. This volume consists of two parts: the very short 'Ohrwurm Notes' and seven longer short stories. How many things can cause a horse to panic? Why do blind folk take a chairlift? What are the consequences of moving to homes with lower ceilings? We also learn how a video player brought from beyond the Iron Curtain affects the life of a family, and what a mother can do if she is upset by her son's hairstyle. Sentences on Wonderment is a breathtakingly original book, with stories that are astounding and familiar at the same time.The publication of Magvető’s series Lives on the Border is supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.