Mándy Iván - Csutak színre lép

Csutak színre lép is the first volume of Iván Mándy's four-part novel sequence, published by Holnap Kiadó in 2019. This sewn, hardcover edition is aimed at readers aged 10 to 14 and follows young people and their inner lives in a time when play, poetry, dreams and a touch of wildness are all part of growing up.

The story centres on a gang war between the Ér Street and Vay Ádám Street crews. Led by Géza Színes and Nagyvilági Főcső, the boys must decide whose group is the bolder and more capable, and who will control the district's playgrounds.

The lyrical thread is a theatre performance that Géza and his friends stage on Ér Street. Can they pull it off while rival gang members are always lurking nearby? László Réber's illustrations accompany the narrative and bring the characters closer to the reader.