‘Choosing the author György Konrád is a decision quite pragmatic in its nature. It is a decision for a Europe of moral courage, a Europe of absolute truth, of unshakeable will for freedom, uncompromising humanism and the commitment to peace. At the same time it is a decision for critical intelligence, for non-conformity and the spirit of contradictions. Therefore it is a brave choice. In the face of the recent distortions in European history it reminds us that power without spirit and the binding of values has no foundation and no limits.’