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My precious heart, my handsome soldier son,
I write this letter with my blood to you.
Since you’ve had to take the Kaiser’s shilling
our world has turned red of a fiery hue.
The big decisive battle…
Contributor:
Zseni Várnai
Places:
Budapest, Austro-HungarianEmpire
(Budapest, Hungary)
Date:
1912
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There was no doubt of it, the dark coat on the rack could mean only one thing: a guest had arrived, an unusual guest at that, because the coat was stern-looking, grim, quite unlike the coat that…
Contributor:
Péter Nádas
Places:
Budapest, Hungary
Date:
1986
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Judith:Ev’rything lies deep in shadow.
[She feels her way forward.]
[She shudders.]
The walls are sweating.
Tell me Bluebeard
Why this moisture on my fingers?
Walls and rafters, all are weeping.
[She…
Contributor:
Béla Balázs
Places:
Budapest, Austro-HungarianEmpire
(Budapest, Hungary)
Date:
1911
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My red blood is dripping, slowly flowing,
My panting heart slowly calms down in peace,
I lie here peacefully on a narrow stretcher,
And my hazy eyes gaze into the distance.
My red blood is dripping…
Contributor:
Avigdor Hameiri
Places:
Budapest, Austro-HungarianEmpire
(Budapest, Hungary)
Date:
1915