Author: István VÖRÖS
Original title: Thomas Mann kabátja
Title in English: Thomas Mann’s Overcoat
Publisher: Noran
Year of publication: 2017
Number of pages: 248
Rights sold: English
István Vörös’s book, Thomas Mann’s Overcoat, published in 2017, pulls the reader into a strange vortex of text. The novel explores the mystery of existence, the complexity of human nature, the mundane manifestations of supernatural forces, the borderline between being and non-being, and the psychological aspects of artistic activity, detached from the logical web of actions and events, embedded in a peculiar pseudo-reality. Miracles, descriptions of the dreams and visions of the characters, the metamorphosis of objects and phenomena, the mysticism surrounding the locations, the materially bound and immaterial (sometimes demonic) manifestations of devilish and angelic beings, and the description of the alternative explanations of reality (history) of the elephants are all part of this world beyond reality.
Full English translation is available