Author: Gábor ZOLTÁN
Original title: Ólomszív
Title in English: Heart of Lead
Year of publication: 2024
Publisher: Kalligram
Number of pages: 216
The subtitle tells us that this book is the twin novel of Orgy. The same historical background, the same district of Budapest, the same events form the framework of the new story. But this time Gábor Zoltán sees this dark period of our history through the eyes of a child, and his lead soldier, Ólom Pál (Paul Lead). The toy is the real protagonist of the story, surviving its first master, to witness the end of the war and of the post-war period of this tragic 20th century, where justice, sincerity and honesty are rare guests.