- Paperback: 596 pages
- Publisher: Arcadia Books (9 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 190085015X
- ISBN-13: 978-1900850155
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 604,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Paints an unrivalled portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary, as seen through the eyes of two young aristocratic Transylvanian cousins. Against a backdrop of grand shooting parties, turbulent scenes in Parliament and the luxury of life where good manners cloak indifference and brutality, is set the plight of exploited Romanian peasants.
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THE RADIANT AFTERNOON SUNLIGHT of early September was so brilliant that it still seemed like summer. Read the first page
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
History rather than a novel.,
By A Customer
This review is from: They Were Counted (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European) (Paperback)
This book is exceptional in that it portrays a complete vision of Hungary; social, political and historical at the end of the 19th century leading to the first world war. While claiming to be a novel, it includes a detailed explanation of the historical context of the run up to the first world war and the problems that still beset the balkans, written by somebody who was in a position to witness these momentous times. A must-read for anyone interested in European history or affairs. Volumes 2 and 3 are equally powerful, albeit shorter. Shame about the typographical errors though, but it did not spoil the read.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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Splendid grand historical novel;Transylvian setting.,
By A Customer
This review is from: They Were Counted (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European) (Paperback)
This is a major novel, the first of a trilogy, newly translated from Hungarian. The author's interests are Proustian but the style is lighter, and more straightforwardly romantic. However, the personal dramas are set against a detailed and vivid coverage of the lives and mores of the Hungarian aristocracy of Transylvania in 1906. The background meanwhile depicts the politics and strains of Austro-Hungary in what were to prove to be its final years. The author, a contemporary aristocrat, wrote the novel in the 1930s, and it has lain unnoticed during the communist era. The novel has had excellent reviews, for example in the Times Literary Supplement.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A fantastic read,
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This review is from: They Were Counted (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European) (Paperback)
This book is a fascinating insight into the social and political history of Hungary in the early years of the 20th century. It ranges from the intricacies of political life in Budapest to the equally challenging task of running an estate in Translyvania. Although the deeper aspects of politics and parliamentary life might not interest some readers, there is much, much more to the book than that. It would love to be able to read it in the original Hungarian, as I'm sure the writing is more elegant than this rather clunky translation. Nonetheless it is thoroughly enjoyable and very good for a long holiday read.
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