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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
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. Translated by Ivan Sanders; 2nd printing; remainder mark on bottom edge; 315pp. Tight, clean, unread copy. Seller Inventory # 903092
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with light shelf wear. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf and edge wear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 361584
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1982. Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 015153442x. Translated from the Hungarian by Ivan Sanders. A Helen and Kurt Wolff book. 315 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Krystyna Skalski. keywords: Europe Hungary Literature Translated Eastern Europe World Literature. DESCRIPTION - 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. Seller Inventory # z5083
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Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.74. Seller Inventory # Q-015153442X