"In the afternoon, I asked Borcsá to shave. He gave me big eyes and let out a 'what are you up to mommy?" joke. We even laughed. To the death, my daughter, to the death. But there is no such god (even if there is no god, but if in the end it turns out that there is, then especially there is no such god) so that I start tomorrow with hairy feet. ``Tomorrow will be a big day,'' I write him the answer to the joke in the notebook. And I wink. Bring in the sink with lukewarm, soapy water in it. He dips the razor into it. He gently takes one of my ankles in his hand and places my foot on his knee. He does it intelligently and very delicately, as if he were cleaning expensive porcelain. It's nice to see him care about me. We don't say a word, he concentrates on not cutting me, the blade is new. And I drink the moment. What am I drinking, I'm foaming! I take in the sight and feeling of my daughter cleaning in big gulps. I direct all my receptors to the skin of my leg, I want to receive the signals a hundredfold as his hand touches me. My skin is dry, no matter how many soaps I use, the razor stings. Borcsa works skillfully and quickly, I wish he would slow down a bit. I would stop time right here and now. But I would at least beg for an extension, even if it hurts." Life is a series of decisions, and everyone decides for himself whether to choose his dreams or predictable security. Bora, the protagonist of Kriszta D. Tóth's novel, also makes her own decisions, which fundamentally determine not only her fate, but also the lives of her loved ones. But will Bora be able to see in time if he has made a wrong decision, and can the omissions be corrected? In the pages of Jöttem, let me see you, not only an era comes to life in its entirety, but also the collective and human feelings can also be experienced: love, pain, the desire to be cared for. The volume is a novel of one man's fate. That's where the miracle comes in, that through it we can all recognize our own destiny. The story of I've Come, Let Me See You was inspired by the life of the author's mother, and thus it is an incredibly personal confession and farewell at the same time. The volume immediately became a bestseller when it was first printed in 2013, and now it is published in a new, revised edition, complete with the author's foreword. , Kriszta always talked about her plan with sparkling eyes. That he will try, that he plans to do this: he will roll with a free hand, drive into the distant past, into the painful and beautiful childhood. He will count and find his mother alone. Maybe there will be a lesson, maybe not. I told you to dig in. I wouldn't have thought that he would bring up a find from so deep." Krisztián Grecsó D. KRISZTA TÓTH is a writer and journalist. He started his career working for English-language newspapers, and became known throughout the country as a TV reporter, correspondent and presenter. He broke up with television after almost twenty years, then wrote two novels (I came, let me see you, Twenty Nights), and in 2015 he founded the online magazine WMN.hu, of which he has been the owner-manager ever since.

Bookline Books
Novel
296 pages
Binding: tabbed, cardboard
ISBN: 9789636040840
Author: Kriszta D. Tóth
Release year: 2022