This novel paints an unrivaled portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary, as seen through the eyes of two young Transylvanian cousins, Count Balint Abady and Count Laszlo Gyeroffy.
Autorentext
Count Miklós Bánffy (1873-1950) was variously a diplomat, MP and foreign minister in 1921-22 when he signed the peace treaty with the United States and obtained Hungary's admission to the League of Nations. He was responsible for organising the last Habsburg coronation, that of King Karl in 1916. His famous "The Writing on the Wall" trilogy was first published in Budapest in the 1930s, and rediscovered for the international market after the fall of communism. This epic work has now been translated into ten languages.
Zusammenfassung
"e;Perfect late night reading"e; JAN MORRIS "e;Banffy is a born storyteller"e; PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR "e;Totally absorbing"e; MARTHA KEARNEY "e;So evocative"e; SIMON JENKINSAn extraordinary portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary, this epic story is told through the eyes of two cousins, Count Balint Abady and Count Laszlo Gyeroffy. Shooting parties in great country houses, turbulent scenes in parliament and the luxury life in Budapest provide the backdrop for this gripping, prescient novel, forming a chilling indictment of upper-class frivolity and political folly in which good manners cloak indifference and brutality. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire itself.This is the first volume Banffy's trilogy, which continues with They Were Found Wanting and They Were Divided. It was rediscovered for an international readership after the fall of communism in Hungary.With a Foreword by Patrick Leigh-Fermor and translated from Hungarian by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Banffy-JelenWINNER OF THE WEIDENFELD TRANSLATION PRIZE
Inhalt
Foreword by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Titel
They Were Counted
Untertitel
The Transylvanian Trilogy, Volume I
Autor
Übersetzer
EAN
9781908129024
ISBN
978-1-908129-02-4
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
09.07.2009
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.53 MB
Anzahl Seiten
596
Jahr
2009
Untertitel
Englisch
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