Change, Crisis, Perspective, and Identity in Two Novels by Rózsa Ignácz

Abstract For Hungarians who remained stuck beyond the borders after WWI, finding themselves in a foreign country from one day to next, historical trauma of Trianon Treaty occasioned intercultural tribulations never experienced before. What resulting Transylvanian literature discussed here is concerned with, however, not what Jeffrey C. Alexander’s cultural theory calls “the process”, spiral signification” (Alexander 2004, 11). Rather, it with indelible marks” horrendous event” left “upon group consciousness […] changing their future identity fundamental and irrevocable ways” 1). This displays rich array management strategies minority identity. Earlier I devoted book types that ensued those (Dani 2016a). The present work based on monograph moves on. time wish focus key figures two Rózsa Ignácz novels ( Anyanyelve magyar Született Moldovában ) demonstrate complex patterns an erosion native language culture, so destructive identity, yields. road Hungarian travels leads through succession active reactive changes, crises, modifications perspective maze versus hegemonic relations. 1