The Diary of Geza Csath [Paperback]

Geza Csath (Author), Peter Reich (Translator), Arthur Phillips (Introduction)

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Publication Date: August 10, 2004

An acclaimed neurologist widely viewed as Hungary's first contemporary author, Geza Csath was also a morphine addict who shot and killed his wife before killing himself. The diary begins as a clinically graphic depiction of Csath's conquest of dozens of women - from chambermaids to aristocrats - during his tenure as a doctor at a Slovakian health spa in 1912.

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Angelusz & Gold announces the publication of The Diary of Geza Csath. (1887-1919), with an introduction by Arthur Phillips. An acclaimed neurologist widely viewed as Hungary's first contemporary author, Csath was also a morphine addict who shot and killed his wife before doing away with himself. The Diary begins as a clinically graphic depiction of Csath's conquest of dozens of women â€" from chambermaids to aristocrats â€" during his tenure as a doctor at a Slovakian health spa in 1912. All the while, he is engaged to Olga Jonas, a Jewish girl he places above all other women in sensuality but considers "entirely without moral taste". Csath regularly injects morphine and opium to increase his enjoyment of certain events and lessen the discomfort of others. The second half of the diary is his harrowing descent into hopeless narcotic addiction. The effect is heightened by Csath's unsparing honesty and acute powers of self-observation. The Diary of Geza! Csath is introduced by Arthur Phillips and includes an essay by Dezso Kosztolanyi, summarizing Csath's strange, unfinished life.

From the Inside Flap

"In the course of just one day, I live five thousand years... Start smoking opium as a strong, mature man and... you can reach the age of twenty million." - Opium (Short story by Geza Csath), 1909.

"100 years (of opium addiction) aren't worth as much as 34 (sober), with their real, true pleasures." - Csath's diary entry, 1913.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Angelusz & Gold Publishing (August 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9632066537
• ISBN-13: 978-9632066530
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,041,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stephen Hancock "Scholar born 300 years late." (Snellville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Diary of Geza Csath (Paperback)

After reading Csath's short stories on addiction I thought I was ready for anything, but his diary also chronicles some loathsome behavior towards women that disgusted me. While Csath is one of the world's best anyalysts of the addictive state, He's at least a cad, and at most a rapist. It's hard to believe that people used to think this way.