The new novel from popular Hungarian author Péter Nádas sprawls over 50 years of Eastern European history as it strives to chronicle the intimate lives of the Hungarian political elite and those who serve them. Parallel Stories is impressive from moment to moment, but the accumulation of those moments impedes Nádas’ push toward a resonant conclusion. In 1961 Budapest, privileged political scions Ágost and his friends Hans and András assemble regularly in a bathhouse, taking advantage of their status and enjoying the seclusion from families and jobs. When it comes to the country’s future, though ...
- 12/14/2011
- avclub.com
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