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As darkness settles on a forgotten castle at the foot of the Carpathian mountains, two men sit down to a final dinner together. They have not seen one another in forty-one years. At their last meeting, in the company of a beautiful woman, an unspoken act of betrayal left all three lives shattered - and each of them alone. Tonight, as wine stirs the blood, it is time to talk of old passions and that last, fateful meeting.
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sándor Márai
- Publisher
- Helikon
- Released
- 2023
- ISBN10
- 9636201501
- ISBN13
- 9789636201500
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Classics, Friendship, 20th century, Novellas, Austria, Revenge, Escape, Betrayal, Spiritual Development, Vienna, Passion, Jealousy, Frauds, Wisdom of Life, Old Age, Searching for the meaning of life, Hungary, Hungarian Literature, Pink October, Central European Literature
- First published
- 1942
- Original title
- A gyerták csonkig égnek
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- As darkness settles on a forgotten castle at the foot of the Carpathian mountains, two men sit down to a final dinner together. They have not seen one another in forty-one years. At their last meeting, in the company of a beautiful woman, an unspoken act of betrayal left all three lives shattered - and each of them alone. Tonight, as wine stirs the blood, it is time to talk of old passions and that last, fateful meeting.