#youngandbeautiful

In Focus
My Grandmother and Béla – Pages from a Photo Album by Noémi Saly

In her autobiographical essay, Noémi Saly flicks through her grandmothers photo album and learns about her affair with the legendary actor Béla Lugosi.

Fiction
Nocturnal Predators by Tamás Kötter

A group of people in a therapy session explore the more sumptuous sides of their hidden desires and touch on the intertwining of trauma and desire.

In Focus
Yesterday’s Biker by Balázs Szálinger

This beautiful, despairing poem about a biker is a love letter to someone we never missed and an obituary to a stranger we never knew.

Interview
“So it’s also a matter of my survival.” – An interview with Flóra Borsi by Balázs Keresztes

A conversation with the “Princess of Photoshop”, Flóra Borsi about photography, surrealism and unconventional artistic processes – and how art can be about personal survival.

Fiction
Unity by Barbi Marković

An oppressive journey into the virtual world of “Eagle Hills”, where the appearance no longer has anything to do with the actual person behind it. Here everyone is united. Is this a game or the reality of tomorrow? And who is in control?

Fiction
Hedonistic Meditation on Youth by Árpád Kun

A man who fled his youth, and fled authoritarian Hungary reflects on the path, the women, and the romance that led him to maturity.

Poetry
Christiana Democracy by Balázs Szálinger

Weary and worn, Christiana Democracy considers her name, its history, and questions whether in this world a person can still believe.

Fiction
Growing Up by Ivana Gibová

Magda’s life is defined by alcohol, cigarettes, and relationships with older men as a paid companion, but can she still give her young life meaning?

Poetry
Prelude from Euripides by Petr Borkovec

In his poem, Petr Borkovec quietly, concisely, and with exacting observation sharpens out a dramatic micro-story.