The End by Attila Bartis is a powerful and poignant novel that explores the themes of loss, grief, and the human condition through the lens of photography and technology. The story follows the protagonist, Andras Szabad, as he navigates his childhood in a small town in Communist Hungary, and later, his move to Budapest, where he discovers his passion for photography. Through this art form, Andras seeks to capture the invisible and preserve memories, as a way of warding against the inevitability of time. As Andras delves deeper into his craft, he becomes entangled in a complex and consuming relationship with Eva, marked by both passion and bitterness. This tumultuous union serves as a backdrop for the larger narrative, which unfolds like a roll of film, capturing the faces and places of Andras' memory in a fever dream collage of the artist's psyche. Throughout the novel, Attila Bartis employs electric precision and fluid dialogue to weave a sprawling family saga that spans 20th-century European history. The author offers an unflinchingly lucid yet compassionate account of psychological devastation under authoritarianism, providing a gripping and thought-provoking read. The plot of The End is driven by the need to study and understand the process of technology evolution, specifically through the lens of photography. As Andras explores the medium, he comes to realize the importance of developing a personal paradigm for perceiving the technological process of modern knowledge. This paradigm serves as the basis for the survival of humanity and the unification of people in a warring state.

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