Joschi Molnár had five children with five different women, lost two children and his second wife in Auschwitz, was a prisoner in Buchenwald, and he left behind a legacy of fantastic stories, tragic involvements and blatant lies. The wonderful storyteller has left his children with many different versions of his life and remains a mystery. Thirty years after his death, the hundredth anniversary of his birthday brings the half-siblings Hannah, Marika and Gabor together for the first time in Weimar. They have completely different impressions of their father. The betrayer. The missing person. The storyteller – and the Jack of all trades, witty and imaginative.
With a keen power of observation, great compassion and plenty of humour, Susann Pásztor tells a family story in which the tragic and the comic are very closely related. A wonderful and charming family story.
»Susann Pasztor tells an excellent story, vivid, digressive, funny, bitter-sweet in its portrayal of family comedy against a tragic historical backdrop. Lily’s voice, on the threshold of adulthood but relishing her immaturity, is a joy, and the family are terrific fun to be with. A refreshing new voice, and a wistful, conciliatory take on the horrors of the last century.« (New Books in German, Spring 2010)
