"István's life is part of a larger story, to which it has an essentially passive relationship. To put it simply, István does not affect history, history affects István."
"One of the things I wanted to do in the novel was to depict something of that relationship, the individual human being to events outside their control, as something universal..."
"Part of the challenge here was to dramatize waiting. To make nothing happening as interesting as something happening, to explore the emotional and spiritual ramifications of anticipation and disappointment."
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