The Paul Street Boys - E02

The novel is about schoolboys in the Józsefváros neighbourhood of Budapest and set in 1889. The Paul Street Boys spend their free time at the grund, an empty lot that they regard as their "Fatherland".[1][2] The story has two main protagonists, János Boka (the honourable leader of the Paul Street Boys) and Ernő Nemecsek (the smallest member of the group). The novel, considered one of the foundations of youth literature, was published in 1907 and was a great success not only in our country but throughout the world. This is evidenced by the fact that it has been translated into many languages, from Bulgaria to South Korea. In Italy, for example, it has risen among the literary myths, the 13th edition of the Pocket Library series has already appeared, just not as a mandatory curriculum. The story that takes place in the Füvészgarten in Józsefváros has so much to say that it becomes understandable to those who live in other parts of the world. Few novels depict the world of adolescents in such a multi-layered and sensitive way as the work of Ferenc Molnár, The Boys of Pál Street. It is no surprise that it has become a compulsory book. This lyrical chronicle of the Pest children's world of the 1890s has been processed several times, both on stage and in movies.