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Sunflower (New York Review Books Classics)

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Sunflower (New York Review Books Classics)
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Gyula KrÃºdy is a marvelous writer who haunted the taverns of Budapest and lived on its streets while turning out a series of mesmerizing, revelatory novels that are among the masterpieces of modern literature. KrÃºdy conjures up a world that is entirely his ownâ€”dreamy, macabre, comic, and eroticâ€”where urbane sophistication can erupt without warning into passion and madness.

In Sunflower young Eveline leaves the city and returns to her country estate to escape the memory of her desperate love for the unscrupulous charmer KÃ¡lmÃ¡n. There she encounters the melancholy Ãlmos-Dreamer, who is languishing for love of her, and is visited by the bizarre and beautiful Miss MaszkerÃ¡di, a woman who is a force of nature. The plot twists and turns; elemental myth mingles with sheer farce: KrÃºdy brilliantly illuminates the shifting contours and acid colors of the landscape of desire.

John BÃ¡tkiâ€™s outstanding translation of Sunflower is the perfect introduction to the world of Gyula KrÃºdy, a genius as singular as Robert Walser, Bruno Schulz, or Joseph Roth.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781590171868
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2007-08-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590171868

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