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The Pendragon Legend (Paperback)

by Antal Szerb (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 330 pages
  • Publisher: Pushkin Press; Reprint edition (1 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 190128560X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1901285604
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 11.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 189,311 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Antal Szerb belongs with the master novelists of the 20th century - PAUL BAILEY, The Daily Telegraph --The Daily Telegraph

May Szerb's entry into our literary pantheon be definitive - ALBERTO MANGUEL, The Financial Times --The Financial Times

Szerb is a master novelist whose powers transcend time and language - NICHOLAS LEZARD, The Guardian --The Guardian


The Guardian, June 17, 2006

'It is an absolute treat, deliciously ludic, to be read with a big smile on your face throughout'
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, 8 Dec 2008
By Miki (Britain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pendragon Legend (Paperback)
This is tremendous fun, quite unputdownable. A young Hungarian in 1930s London is invited to an isolated castle by a mysterious aristocrat and becomes caught up in murderous conspiracies, spooky goings-on and the search for the secrets of the Rosicrucians.

It's both thriller and comedy, and by turns genuinely funny and genuinely gripping and eerie. A lot of the fun comes from the narrator's bemused but affectionate Mitteleuropean take on the English types he encounters. The characters are lively and there's an agreeable sense of the author being a sophisticated mind on holiday.

I hate to sound moronic but someone should probably turn this into a film; or better, tone down the somewhat gruesome ending and make it into a BBC Christmas drama. Hugely enjoyable.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Gothic mystery with tones of occult and comedy, 15 May 2008
By Mikko Saari (Tampere, Finland) - See all my reviews
The Pendragon Legend is an Hungarian novel from 1930s, but the story isn't particularly Hungarian. A Hungarian researcher and bibliophile János Bátky is introduced to the Earl of Pendragon and is invited to study the books in his exquisite library. Bátky soon learns that getting involved with the Pendragons can be dangerous: he is threatened by mysterious forces and many strange events happen at the Pendragon manor. Antihero Bátky is an outsider who gets drawn into quite a mess.

The story is a strange mixture of gothic horror story and light comedy. The Earl Pendragon is a gloomy old gentleman and the history of the family features legendary characters. Rosicrucianism plays an important role in the story. The Finnish publisher advertises the book as Da Vinci Code published 60 years before Dan Brown's novel. This is advertising, of course, but the books belong in the same genre.

The Pendragon Legend is a charming story. It's not high literature, but the plot is clever, Bátky is a lovely lead character and the story has a good vibe to it. I also enjoyed the old-fashioned atmosphere of the 1930's England, and the translator did a good job capturing that in the language used. The Pendragon Legend is a tasty mystery with flavours of horror and occult. (Review based on the Finnish translation.)
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