The End

A serpentine maze of memory and artistic obsession in post-war communist Hungary told in bold experimental style and perfect for fans of Helen DeWitt

Nothing approximates death as closely as photography.

Unspooling like a roll of film, The End captures in frames of language the faces and places of András’ memory, which together form a fever-dream collage of an artist’s psyche.

In a small town in communist Hungary, András Szabad’s childhood comes to an abrupt end with his father’s return from p...