In this novel by the author of the acclaimed Case Worker, a Hungarian intellectual reflects on his life before and after his country's bitter transformation to a Communist state. Now, at 55, a failed son, brother, husband, lover, and revolutionary, he finds himself behind the wall of an insane asylum, feeling curiously protected from the world on the other side. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Read More
In this novel by the author of the acclaimed Case Worker, a Hungarian intellectual reflects on his life before and after his country's bitter transformation to a Communist state. Now, at 55, a failed son, brother, husband, lover, and revolutionary, he finds himself behind the wall of an insane asylum, feeling curiously protected from the world on the other side. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Originally a Hungarian publication. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket now protected with a BrodArt Mylar wrapper and appears like new. Stated First Edition with full letter line A-J. This was a Review Copy with the publisher's note inside.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New York. 1982. Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 015153442x. Translated from the Hungarian by Ivan Sanders. 315 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Krystyna Skalski. keywords: Literature Translated Hungary Eastern Europe. FROM THE PUBLISHER-The story of Hungary's transformation from a fascist to a communist state, and of one man's mental and physical disintegration in the context of that bitter adventure. In this novel, a Hungarian intellectual of bourgeois Jewish background reflects on the tumultuous course of his life: his youth, his marriage, his wartime experiences. his years as a delirious propagandist of postwar totalitarianism, a high-ranking government official, a tortured prisoner of that government, a minister in the 1956 revolt, and finally a respected academic who found himself in conflict with the authorities once again in the early seventies, Now a failed son, brother, husband, lover, and revolutionary, fifty-five years of age, he sits alone on a bench in the garden of an insane asylum, feeling curiously protected from the world on the other side of the stone wall. ‘It's us madmen against you idiots. ' Whether madmen or idiots, on one side of the wall or the other, these are all memorable characters, set against a background of vibrant city streets, lush vineyards, and dusty Hungarian plains, amid foods, feathers, and heightened sexual appetites. A richly textured, powerful saga of life in Eastern Europe in the twentieth century. inventory #5083.