Life is a Dream

Informationen zum Autor Gyula Krúdy Klappentext Life is a Dream (1931) is Gyula Krudy's magical collection of ten short stories. Creating a world where editors shoot themselves after a hard day's brunching, men attend duels incognito and lovers fall out over salad dressing, Life is a Dream is a comic, nostalgic, romantic and erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. Focussing on the poor and dispossessed, these tales of love, food, death and sex are ironic and wise about the human condition and the futility of life, and display fully Krudy's wit and mastery of the form. Zusammenfassung An erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. It collects ten short stories focusing on the poor and dispossessed and describing the human condition and the futility of life.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Batki, Gyula Krudy, Gyula Krúdy
• Con la collaborazione di: John Batki (Traduzione)
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.05.2010
• EAN: 9780141193038
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119303-8
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 197 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Penguin Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Voices from Central Europe; European Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; European Classics
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi