How ​best to sum up the habits of Homo hungaricus? Says little but shoots from the hip like only a cowboy can. Happy to scrap in a pub with his male enemies or jump into bed with a lady friend. Prefers to fire arrows backwards on horseback and can often be spotted carrying a frozen chicken home in a plastic bag. A confirmed alcoholic. No, of course he’s not an alcoholic, he just likes a drink… or two. Loves tripe but can manage with pizza.

Long on complaining but short on fuse. Known to shed tears in his beer but should he slap the table, it’s sure to send ripples far beyond the bar. Used to be really good at football but is now really good at remembering how good he was.

This guide will take you on a ride to Mars, point out the border between Belgium and the home of Magyar man, outline the limitations of his ideal society and prove beyond doubt that he can wire up an atomic bomb whilst standing in the saddle and driving a team of horses. Should this book leave you not knowing whether to laugh or cry, please feel free to do both at once.

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About the Author:

János Lackfi was born in 1971, he is a poet, writer and literary translator well known and liked in Hungary. He lives in Zsámbék, near Budapest with his wide and six children.

Lackfi János - 1999 óta a Nagyvilág című folyóirat, 2000-től a Dokk.hu internetes folyóirat egyik alapító szerkesztője. A Magyar Írószövetség és a JAK tagja, valamint a Magyar PEN Club titkára.

Irodalmi tevékenysége mellett fényképei a Kalligram, a Kortárs és a Liget című folyóiratokban jelentek meg. Párok című első önálló kiállítása Kaposvárott, Piliscsabán, majd Budapesten, az Írószövetség Klubjában volt látható.

Hat gyermek édesapja: Simon (1992), Margit (1995), Dorottya (1997), Johanna (1999), Ágnes (2002) és Julianna (2015). Felesége Bárdos Júlia művészettörténész, Bárdos Lajos Kossuth-díjas zeneszerző unokája