Gáspár-Singer Anna - Valami kék

"Laila's friend Asmaa and her frolicking slep arrived after eight that evening. All of them wore European clothes and heavy make-up on their faces. Their hair was covered with a gaudy colored scarf. Laila came out of the furdo in a bun combed at the nape of her neck, where she had disguised herself as Nefertiti in about an hour and a half - carefully crafted cat eyes, sensual lips, noble nose. She put on a blouse embroidered with coins and colorful pearls, the fringes of which hung in military order from the hem. Satisfied, he marched across the room, as if the divine Akhenaten was not lurking beyond the door, his handsome son, but the divine Akhenaten.

"There are no spectacular tragedies in the volume, the protagonists of the short stories do not live unbearable lives. They just miss something or someone, other times only their surroundings suggest that their lives are not complete. Then the possibility of change appears, the pendulum swings for a short time - and then returns to its original state. Apparently, nothing changes, but the scar of the aborted opportunity remains. Anna Gáspár-Singer has a cinematic vision, and she has a good sense of small details: food, smells and scents, drops of sweat, facial features, and movements come alive in the reader, while we observe the characters in the streets and homes of the city center of Pest or in Israel and Egypt. Behind the short stories there is a mature world view that also considers nuances important, but despite the diversity, there is still some unity. Something blue." (Turbuly Purple)

"Every story in Anna Gáspár-Singer's book is a drama, told in prose. In this world, we seem to be after everything, but life is definitely not. The air is dense, like in an organic store, change is mostly an illusion: this creates a basic continuity for the figures." (Gábor Vida)