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At an end-of-the London season soiree, the young Hungarian scholar-dilettante Janos Batky is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in North Wales, Batky receives a mysterious phone-call warning him not to go... Antal Szerb's first novel The Pendragon Legend (1934), set in Wales is a gently satirical blend of gothic and romantic genres, crossed with the murder mystery format to produce a fast-moving and often hilarious romp. But beneath the surface, the reader becomes aware of a steely intelligence probing moral, psychological and religious questions.
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The Pendragon Legend, Antal Szerb
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- Released
- 2007
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- Title
- The Pendragon Legend
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Antal Szerb
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1901285898
- ISBN13
- 9781901285895
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery Novels, Classics, Gothic, Hungary, Hungarian Literature
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- At an end-of-the London season soiree, the young Hungarian scholar-dilettante Janos Batky is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in North Wales, Batky receives a mysterious phone-call warning him not to go... Antal Szerb's first novel The Pendragon Legend (1934), set in Wales is a gently satirical blend of gothic and romantic genres, crossed with the murder mystery format to produce a fast-moving and often hilarious romp. But beneath the surface, the reader becomes aware of a steely intelligence probing moral, psychological and religious questions.