The Nation, September 19th, 1987
The Other Europeans
Touchy East Europeans regularly argue that the reason their literature is not better known in the West has less to do with cultural and linguistic barriers than with the simple fact that the countries of their region don't much matter to the West and never have. Hungarians are especially prone to this kind of defensive rationalization. Fiercely proud of their cultural heritage, they are also dubious about the international appeal of their literary treasures, and endlessly agonize over what constitutes world-class literature. Their uncertainty also stems from the belief t...
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