Home < 
The press on Péter Zilahy

 

Here you can find selected quotes from the
latest press from England on The Last Window-Giraffe

‘rollicking novel… Zilahy delivers a generational confession.’
Times Literary Supplement

‘Uncategorisable... compelling.’
Time Out Magazine

‘It's blooming brilliant brothers, and I am not chanting
colourful cant here... Zilahy has invented a new form.’
'The Verb', BBC Radio 3

‘The rambling narrative brings to mind the writing of WG Sebald…
Zilahy's account is often funny, but always raw and direct: a far
cry from the nostalgic soup often poured over the spectre of 1968.’      
The Independent

‘Originally a poet, Zilahy writes with clarity and economy.’ 
Daily Telegraph

‘an absorbing blend of Middle-European angst, Monty Python and Tristram Shandy’
Economist / More Intelligent Life

‘Literally weighty... and it's a very good looking book too.’
The Complete Review

And here are some quotes from earlier reviews and features in
English speaking countires

‘Péter Zilahy is just the vagabond polymath the New Europe needs.
Don't wait. Climb aboard the rollercoaster today. Read The Last
Window-Giraffe
as an elaborate, erudite, gut-wrenching belly-laugh
at everything that went wrong and all the people who failed to fix it.’ 
Lawrence Norfolk

‘Not only a great piece of literature but a visual feast as well’ 
BBC, The Romantic Road, Julian Evans 

‘In the same way that Catch-22 is about the madness of war,
The Last Window-Giraffe is about the madness of everyday
life in a dictatorship’
Orient Express

‘The voice evokes a grasping Pynchon in ist inclusiveness,
inventiveness and enthusiasm.’
Context Magazine

‘Peter Zilahy is the face of New Europe. He is a poet,
photographer, performer and all-round 21st century renaissance man.’
Ottawa Citizen

‘Beautifully, Zilahy creates photorealistic illustrations with words.
That’s a feat.’ 
Metro Times Detroit

‘The Last Window Giraffe takes you back into your childhood, where
linear is not the only way to tell a tale.’ 
The Hindu

Here you can find a selection of reviews and articles from various countries.  For more information or interviews, please mail here Pictures can be found at the photo section

 
Austria
 
Belgium
 
Bulgaria
 
Canada
 
Croatia
 
Czech Republic
 
Germany
 
France
ARTE TV (08 2004)

Holland
 
Hungary
 
Iceland
 
India
 
Indonesia
 
Italy
 
Luxemburg
 
Malta
 
Norway
 
Poland
 
Russia
 
Serbia
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United Kingdom
 
United States of America
 
Ukraine




selected quotes
useful links