Giorgio Pressburger Book order (chronological)

Che significato può avere la parola "avventura"? Il quotidiano Avvenire lo ha chiesto a venticinque tra i più importanti scrittori italiani di ognuno ha risposto scrivendo una storia in cui racconta la sua "idea" di avventura, sia nell'ottica classica del fortunato genere letterario, sia in quella di una dimensione più ampia, quella dell'avventura umana. Ne è nata, in collaborazione con l'Editrice AVE, questa "naturale" antologia in cui si confrontano scritture e stili diversi, e soprattutto tante idee per definire cos'è oggi l' scoperta di mondi e paesaggi lontani o fantascientifici; questione di memoria e ritorno all'età dell'oro dell'infanzia; scandaglio di percorsi metafisici o di sguardi interiori; lettura in chiave metaforica della realtà, con particolare attenzione alla figura del migrante, oltre alla rilettura di testi della classicità. Ne emerge un paesaggio vario con tanti luoghi visti o sognati, tante voci e tanti personaggi, ognuno alle prese con la propria avventura. Le storie sono Affinati, Arslan, Bianchi, Bosio, Buticchi, Cardini, Cavina, Conte, D'Alessandro, D'Avenia, Ferrero, Lupo, Mannuzzu, Milani, Missiroli, Montaldi, Morazzoni, Mussapi, Nigro, Parazzoli, Pardini, Pressburger, Veladiano, Zaccuri, Zocchi.

Telling the tragic tale of a socially advantageous but emotionally ruinous match, Theodor Fontane's novel, translated by Hugh Rorrison with an introduction by Helen Chambers, explores the life of young Effi Briest. Married to the austere and ambitious Baron von Innstetten, who is twice her age, Effi feels isolated and bored. Seeking comfort, she engages in a brief affair with the married Major Crampas, whose dangerous reputation intrigues her. Years later, as Effi has nearly forgotten her indiscretion, the secret resurfaces, leading to devastating consequences. Fontane's taut, ironic prose reveals a world where the joys of life and sexuality are suppressed by societal pretenses and obligations. This humane, unsentimental portrayal captures a young woman's struggle between her roles as a wife and mother and her own desires. Rorrison's modern translation is complemented by Chambers' introduction, which draws parallels between Effi and other literary heroines like Emma Bovary and Anna Karenina. Fontane (1819-98) is also known for his critique of middle-class hypocrisy in works such as Frau Jenny Treibel. Readers who appreciate this novel may also find resonance in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Hermione Lee from the Sunday Times reflects on the haunting quality of the narrative, suggesting its emotional depth.

Příběhy italských židovských autorů, bratrů Pressburgerových tvoří vzpomínky na jejich rodnou čtvrť, osmý obvod v Budapešti, na zdejší židovské obyvatele a jejich osudy v době od první světové války až po rok 1956. Příběhy jsou psány s realistickou střídmostí a s citem pro zachycení dobové atmosféry

The Esterházys, one of Europe's most prominent aristocratic families, are closely linked to the rise and fall of the Hapsburg Empire. Princes, counts, commanders, diplomats, bishops, and patrons of the arts, revered, respected, and occasionally feared by their contemporaries, their story is as complex as the history of Hungary itself. Celestial Harmonies is the intricate chronicle of this remarkable family, a saga spanning seven centuries of epic conquest, tragedy, triumph, and near annihilation. Told by Péter Esterházy, a scion of this populous clan, Celestial Harmonies is dazzling in scope and profound in implication. It is fiction at its most awe-inspiring. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.