The Fourteen Carat Car
- 248 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Jenő Rejtő Book order
March 29, 1905 – January 1, 1943
Jenő Rejtő was a Hungarian author renowned for his adventure novels that parody the Foreign Legion, often infused with a peculiar sense of humor. His works frequently explore themes of bravery and adventure, set against vibrant, exotic backdrops. Beyond his fiction, Rejtő also contributed to theater and journalism, leaving a distinct mark on Hungarian literature.
- 2016
- 2003
The Blonde Hurricane
- 217 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Jenő Rejtő was a journalist, prolific author of cabaret skits, and the steadfast practitioner of comic thrillers with unforgettable characters and one-liners that together have become part and parcel of Hungarian literary folklore. Delightfully grotesque parodies of the detective novels that had their heyday at the time, Rejtő wrote most of his books in the 1930s under the penname of P. Howard. The Blonde Hurricane is one of the best of the lot. A combination of thriller and love story, it centres around the race to find a priceless family jewel concealed in a statuette of Buddha that an international band of crooks are after - and so is Miss Evelyn Weston, the Blonde Hurricane, and without her knowledge, Eddy Rancing, who is in love with her, plus a host of others. Everyone is being pursued as well as pursuing everyone else, from England to the African desert and back. Meanwhile, the humour comes pouring out of Rejtő's pen as fast and furious as it did from his famous contemporary P. G. Wodehouse.
