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The Queen?s Necklace sketches an extraordinary portrait of the French aristocracy as it falls towards the anarchy and bloodshed of the Revolution. This masterpiece lends emotional context to historical past, with a narrative that prophesizes impending violence through the superficiality and power struggles inside the court itself. Court life is vividly drawn; its fashions, habits, and politics, and also its power, decadence, vices, and corruption. Len Rix's translation brings Antal Szerb?s fascinating world into English for the first time, staying true to the original style, wit, and strength of the author?s writing.
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Antal Szerb (1901–1945) was an essayist, novelist, playwright, and a formidable scholar whose books include Journey by Moonlight, Oliver VII, The Pendragon Legend, and The Traveler. He was twice awarded the Baumgarten Prize and in 1933 he was elected president of the Hungarian Literary Academy. Len Rix also translated Journey by Moonlight, Oliver VII, and The Pendragon Legend, and received the Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize for his translation of The Door.
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"Vividly recreates a dramatic period of French history and reveals another side to a masterful writer. Read Szerb. He will haunt you." Susan Hill, author, The Various Haunts of Men
"Szerb belongs with the master novelists of the 20th century." Daily Telegraph
A wonderful book; both thoughtful and blasting, and another revelation of Szerb’s light-footed erudition." Ali Smith, author, The Accidental
"Szerb is a master novelist whose powers transcend time and language." Guardian
May Szerb’s reentry into our literary pantheon be definitive.” Financial Times
"As his dedicated translator Len Rix observes, Szerb believed that reading should be a pleasurable activity, and in both his fiction and non-fiction he never strays from that belief . . . The Queen's Necklace defies categorisation. It is unique and original." Independent
"Szerb belongs with the master novelists of the 20th century." Daily Telegraph
A wonderful book; both thoughtful and blasting, and another revelation of Szerb’s light-footed erudition." Ali Smith, author, The Accidental
"Szerb is a master novelist whose powers transcend time and language." Guardian
May Szerb’s reentry into our literary pantheon be definitive.” Financial Times
"As his dedicated translator Len Rix observes, Szerb believed that reading should be a pleasurable activity, and in both his fiction and non-fiction he never strays from that belief . . . The Queen's Necklace defies categorisation. It is unique and original." Independent
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- PublisherPushkin Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1906548080
- ISBN 13 9781906548087
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages308
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