Tolvaly Ferenc - A kivándorló I.-II. (2019)

Ferenc olvaly's novel is another journey of the soul. This time, his hero searches for his identity, faith without self-deception, reconciliation and the true path of love among the fascinating backdrops of Catalonia.

Sándor lives and works in Budapest. On his sixtieth birthday, everything seems to be given for a carefree life. When he is unexpectedly invited abroad as a guest speaker, the world changes.

In Barcelona, ​​he is forced to face the doubts and pains that he has carried with him since childhood and to which he could not find an answer during his previous pilgrimages. In the autumn of 2017, the Catalan secession struggle arouses fierce emotions in the city, which intensifies Sándor's inner struggle for freedom: can he change his country with a graying head, can he leave his family for a passionate love, can he start a new life with a clean slate - renouncing the routine of everyday life.

The book is a panorama of the cultural wealth and often surprising customs of the Catalan countryside. While we are enjoying it, L'Emigrant, the heart-wrenching song full of homesickness by the Catalan emigrants, filters in as a background score.

Author: Ferenc Tolvaly