1987. október (112-124. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
ill 24/D Littla Rvttell Street , L 0N 0 0 M, WC. i • T«í. O<*4*0 « 24 • G. Kros*á 117/1987 /E/ llth October, 1987 Boát trip - with a debate about Hungary*s future On Saturday October 10 the Örley Literary Circle, which comes under the auspices of the Hungárián Writers Union, organised a Danube boát trip. The Örley Circle was known previously as the "Breath" group, famous poets,writers and artists írom Budapest took part in it. The majority of them are those who were involved with or followed the traditions of the periodical "New Moon". In recent years they have organised a number of performances and exhibitions, have regularly published anthologies and have twice organised similar such events as this.' However the Saturday boát trip was different in one respect from the previous ones. Events on boát trips had been organised before such as literary readings bút now they were concerned with themes of a more serious natúré. The participants who were chiefly intellectuals from Budapest invited by the Circle talked about politics and economics. The theme of the debate was "Our intélléctual future", it was led by the poet Péter Rácz and thirteen speakers were invited. Among them were András Jeles film director, János Kis philosopher, György Konrád writer, László Lengyel and Júlia Szalay economists, György Petri poet, Miklós Szabó histórián and the biologist János Vargha. Three of them, Miklós Mészöly writer, Miklós Gáspár Tamás philosopher and Géza Perneczky an art histórián from Cologne, sent written contributions. The debate centered on Hungary’s present and future, the ending of an éra and the birth of a new one. Whether the great erisis of Hungárián society has alsó got a positive side? Can a healthier and fairer world arise from it? The majority of the speakers were pessimistic and thought that inconsistent and inadequate steps taken by the State do nőt allow fór such a way out. The pleasure boát left Vigadó Square pier at 11 am and retumed at 3 in the afternoon ; the boát was packed with about 300 people and the film group from the British .Channel 4’ television.
