Közelítés és távolodás

In this paper I seek common ground between the memoirs of Péter Nádas, a prominent figure in contemporary Hungarian literature, and certain writings Miklós Mészöly, an important author twentieth-century prose. show that both authors disrupt classical chronology narrative. The temporal structure Nádas’s memoir is determined by attempt to identify narrator’s first memory, whereas Mészöly’s works present tense valorised narrative’s final goal rejected. their depiction war, they can be seen as complementary works. Mészöly writes from point view soldier who has been front, while N.das civilian. parallel reading, civilian appear victims war.