Reflections in the Library: Selected Literary Essays 1926-1944 Contributor(s): Szerb, Antal (Author), Varga, Zsuzsanna (Editor), Sherwood, Peter (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1781884625 ISBN-13: 9781781884621 Publisher: Legenda OUR PRICE: $12.83 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
Series: Studies in Comparative Literature |
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.58 lbs) 160 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this important new volume we see the great Hungarian writer Antal Szerb at the height of his powers. Widely recognised in his native country as one of Europe's most important critics, and as the author of enduringly fascinating novels, Szerb was a leading figure in Hungarian inter-war literary life. He was to be overwhelmed by the rise of Fascism: in 1942 his ambitious History of Hungarian Literature was banned; in 1944 he was deported to a concentration camp. Three months later he was dead. Though his writings were revived in Communist Hungary and elsewhere, and his major novels have enjoyed great popularity in English in recent years, this is the first collection of his important essays to appear in English. Reflections in the Library was edited by Zsuzsanna Varga, with introductory essays by gnes P ter and Galin Tihanov. The English text is the work of the distinguished translator Peter Sherwood. |