They Were Counted |
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| Author:
| Banffy, Miklos |
| Translator:
| Banffy-Jelen, Kathy
Thursfield, Patrick |
| Series title: | The Writing on the Wall Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-900850-15-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Shooting parties in great country houses, turbulent scenes in parliament and the luxury life in Budapest provide the backdrop for this gripping, prescient novel, forming a chilling indictment of upper-class frivolity and political folly, in which good manners cloak indifference and brutality. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the...
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Shooting parties in great country houses, turbulent scenes in parliament and the luxury life in Budapest provide the backdrop for this gripping, prescient novel, forming a chilling indictment of upper-class frivolity and political folly, in which good manners cloak indifference and brutality. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire itself.