Not Art

Péter Esterházy · 1950–2016 · Hungary

Originally Semmi művészet (Hungarian)

Why it matters

A companion piece to Celestial Harmonies, trained this time on his football-mad mother rather than his compromised father, her devotion to Ferenc Puskás's golden-era team threading memory, myth, and grief. Esterházy at his warmest and most personal.

At a glance

Digressive, essayistic chapters mix football lore with memoir, an easier register than his fragmented major novels.