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Tamás Gyopár discusses his book 'Apus könyve' on grief and loss
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Tamás Gyopár discussed his family novel, Apus's Book, in an interview regarding its upcoming republication. The book addresses the themes of grief, loss, and accepting the will of God.
Gyopár, a former journalist and current puppeteer, wrote the story while processing personal losses, including the death of his father and the end of his marriage. He described the experience of rereading his own work as an emotional process that brought back the feelings he had when he first began writing. The original edition consisted of 500 copies.
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Archdiocese of Alba Iulia · Baricz-Tamás Boróka
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