The liberal hero, Balint, is at odds with the politics of his time he lyrically describes the idyllic preindustrial world of Hungarian Transylvania, later to fall into the hands of first the Nazis and then the Communists, his love for Adrienne, married to an unpleasant and dangerous lunatic, and a Proustian society helplessly bent on its own destruction.This is a novel hard to put down, a masterpiece of twentiethcentury literature that deserves to be much more widely known.First published in English in the early 1990s by a small publisher, and a huge wordofmouth success, this is the first edition in hardback, and in two rather than three volumes.

Binding: Hardback;800 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FC; Weight: 968 g; Dimensions: 209 x 133 x 45

Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.