They Were Counted
The Transylvanian Trilogy, Volume I
Seiten
2016
Arcadia Books (Verlag)
978-1-910050-90-3 (ISBN)
Arcadia Books (Verlag)
978-1-910050-90-3 (ISBN)
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An extraordinary portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary. The first volume of Banffy's trilogy, rediscovered after the fall of communism in Hungary.
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.
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.
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.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.09.2016 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Patrick Thursfield, Kathy Banffy-Jelen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 420 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-910050-90-3 / 1910050903 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-910050-90-3 / 9781910050903 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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