Sandor Marai

Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisitely structured novel by the Hungarian master Sandor Marai conjures the melancholy glamour of a decaying empire and the disillusioned wisdom of its last heirs. In a secluded woodland castle an old General prepares to receive a rare visitor, a man who...

An early novel from the great rediscovered Hungarian writer Sndor Mrai, The Rebels is a haunting story of a group of alienated boys on the cusp of adult lifeand possibly deathduring World War I.It is the summer of 1918, and four boys approaching graduation are living in a ghost town bereft of fathers, uncles, and older brothers, who are off...

A rediscovered masterwork from the famed Hungarian novelist Sndor Mrai, Portraits of a Marriage is in fact a startling exploration of a triangle of entanglement.A wealthy couple in bourgeois society, Peter and Ilonka appear to enjoy a fine union. Their home is tastefully decorated; their clothes are well tailored; they move in important circles....

Anewly translated novel from the great rediscovered Hungarian writer: a tautly suspenseful story of unrequited love and its still vivid consequences twenty years later.What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist? Esther is, and has been for the more than two decades since Lajos disappeared from her life. Now all these years...

Another rediscovered masterpiece from the Hungarian novelist whose Embers became an international bestsellera sensuous, suspenseful, aphoristic novel about the worlds most notorious seducer and the encounter that changes him forever. In 1756 Giacomo Casanova escapes from a Venetian prison and resurfaces in the Italian village of Bolzano. Here he...

Wybitna powieść Sandora Maraiego, powstała w latach 40-tych. Ten utwór autor cenił w swojej twórczości najwyżej. Dramatyczna opowieść o spotkaniu po latach dwóch przyjaciół, Polaka i Węgra, którzy odkrywają bolesną tajemnicę, dotyczącą zdrady nieżyjącej już żony jednego z nich. Na podstawie książki powstał na Węgrzech film ze znakomitymi kreacjami...