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Journey by Moonlight
Newly Translated and Annotated
Journey by Moonlight
Newly Translated and Annotated
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Description
Travelling to Italy on their honeymoon, Erszi and Mihály are ready to take in all the beauties and pleasures of the country. But when they reach Venice, it is clear that Mihály prefers to roam around the back alleys and the canals on his own, and as they continue their journey through the Bel Paese there is a growing sense of unrest between them, until Mihály misses the train to Rome they were due to take together. Wandering alone from city to city, with his marriage rapidly falling apart, Mihály must confront the ghosts of his past and try to find a sense of purpose.
Originally written in 1937, and here presented in a brilliant new translation by Peter V. Czipott, Antal Szerb's gently humorous and psychologically subtle exploration into the workings of a budding bourgeois marriage has been hailed as one of the great rediscovered classics of the twentieth century.
Product details
| Published | 24 Feb 2016 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781847495822 |
| Imprint | Alma Classics |
| Dimensions | 0 x 0 mm |
| Series | Evergreens |
| Publisher | Alma Books |
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Reviews
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A novel to love as well as admire, always playful and ironical, full of brilliant descriptions, bon mots and absurd situations… it's a book utterly in love with life.
Kevin Crossley-Holland, The Guardian
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A true classic beautifully translated by Peter V. Czipott, it will linger in my memory for a long time.
Bill Spence, Yorkshire Gazette and Herald
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One of the most engaging and moving novels I have read for a long time.
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