The Spirit of Trieste

His ashes were to be scattered over the sea in Trieste. Those who attended the ceremony were then to go to a café and not talk about him. This was the last wish of Miklos Meszöly, the Hungarian author who died in 2002. Fellow writer and friend Laszlo R. Hollos speculates on what made Trieste so special for Meszöly. "Trieste lies on the border between the north and the south, like his native town of Szekszard. It forms an invisible border between two regions where one can experience two worlds at the same time. On Trieste's coast, you can experience the joyfulness, noise and fragrances of the Mediterranean, but there's no laundry hanging out between the houses to dry in the breeze there. The city is colder and more reserved than other Italian cities. Wittgenstien's spirit saunters through the streets amidst the dazzling colours of the Adriatic."

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