Parallel Stories

Parallel Stories
First editions
AuthorPéter Nádas
Original titlePárhuzamos történetek
TranslatorImre Goldstein
LanguageHungarian
PublisherJelenkor Kiadó
Publication date
2005
Publication placeHungary
Published in English
2011
Pages1520
ISBN9636763917 (Vol. 1)
ISBN 9636763925 (Vol. 2)
ISBN 9636763933 (Vol. 3)

Parallel Stories (Hungarian: Párhuzamos történetek) is a 2005 novel in three volumes by the Hungarian writer Péter Nádas. It comprises the installments The Silent Province (A néma tartomány), In the Depths of the Night (Az éjszaka legmélyén), and A Breath of Freedom (A szabadság lélegzete). The narrative portrays Hungary during the 20th century. The novel took 18 years to write. It was published in English as one volume in 2011.