Grass and trees, good and evil witches – let’s celebrate books and the youngest readers! Ferenc Mura’s granddaughter Andrea Veszcz and SZTE graduate Celia Pefko also presented themselves at the Writer and Reader Meeting associated with the University of Szeged on the occasion of the 95th Festive Book Week and the 23rd Children’s Book Days.
Agatha and New Year's Eve With title Damn you Andrea He presented his latest book. The heroine of the story is Agatha, who always invents herself in the most extraordinary situations thanks to her boundless imagination. In his adventures, he encounters the evil witch and the tattooed wizard, while also saving trees. Andrea Veszcz is the grandson of Ferenc Mora, also known as an honorary doctor of the University of Szeged. The writer revealed that for her, the fairy tale is a “science preserved since ancient times” that carries collective knowledge.
Orsolya Bensik asked Andrea Veszcz (left) and Celia Pevko (right) about fairy tales and fairy tale heroes. Photo: Adam Kovacs Gerney
Celia PefkoSZTE Graduate Award-Winning Book Guardians of the Moonlight As the first part of the series Herbs book It was published under the title In the story, teenagers discover that the plants on their island have magical powers and hide ancient secrets. According to the author, magic and witchcraft can be an interesting topic in the lives of today's youth. According to him, magic and natural science are not opposites, but rather interact with each other.
Celia Pefko The Book of Herbs (BP, Circabella, 2023) and Damn you Andrea The Somogyi Library Children's Library hosted a meeting between the writer and the reader regarding the book Agáta és a jegenyenyár (Bp., Pagony, 2024). With the famous writers Dr. Orsolya BensikAssistant Professor at the Department of Cultural Heritage and Humanities Information Sciences at SZTE BTK University spoke.
At the book launch, the writers shared who inspired them. Damn you Andrea It tells about its main character, Agatha, and her neighbor, who is not a real witch, although she believes she is. Smoke constantly rises from the chimney and various balls are carried away. Not only magic, but also plants and awareness feature prominently in his work. Agatha's own illness is Tourette's syndrome, so when she is stressed, she has a verbal outburst, in which case she lists the names of plants, which is why the book includes about 300 existing plant names. According to Fessitz, fairy tales have a healing power and carry collective knowledge. Humor and irony are important tools in his stories to help him deal with difficulties.
Celia Pefko His book shows a connection to nature, as a company searching for ancient knowledge tries to uncover the secrets of the island. He said his characters are often inspired by real people, making the story more realistic. Characters are often named after plants so readers can identify more with nature. Brotherly love and tolerance also play an important role in his story, while humor and language games brighten up the story.
The author, Andrea Vesitz, reads details from Agatha's stories.
Participants of the Book Week programme of the Department of Cultural Heritage and Humanities Information Sciences at SZTE BTK returned home with rich cultural experiences. This year’s festive Book Week and Children’s Book Days proved once again that celebrating books and reading is also a real community experience.
SZTEinfo – L. Cs.
Photos: Adam Kovacs Jerney
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