The Queen's Necklace
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906548617 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-17 |
| Language | : | Hungarian |
DESCRIPTION:
Multilingual, he lived in Hungary, France, Italy and England, and after graduating in German and English he rapidly established himself as a prolific scholar, publishing books on drama and poetry, studies of Ibsen and Blake, and histories of English and Hungarian literature.At the age of 39, Szerb wrote an authoritative History of World Literature. These, and a collection of his short stories, Love in a Bottle, are also published in English by Pus
In August 1785, Paris buzzed with a scandal that had everything—an eminent churchman, a female fraudster, a part-time prostitute and the hated Queen herself. The humiliation the affair brought on the royal family contributed to their appalling deaths in the Revolution just four years later.In this unusual, witty and often surprising version of the story, the great Hungarian novelist Antal Szerb takes the narrative as a standpoint from which to survey the entire age—including aspects of it seldom considered by more orthodox historians. The author’s vast knowledge is worn very lightly and the book teems with amusin
Antal Szerb was a Hungarian novelist who wrote what he called this 'real history' in 1942 and died in a labour camp in 1945. Knowing his fate lends poignancy to his witty, learned and illuminating portrayal of the ancien regime on the brink of the Revolution." - Katie Owen, Telegraph's Pick of the Paperbacks"The Queen's Necklace is a wonderful book; both thoughtful and blasting, and another revelation of Szerb's light-footed erudition." - Ali Smith'Szerb belongs with the master novelists of the 20th century." - Paul Bailey, Daily Telegraph"May Szerb's entry into our literary pantheon be definitive." - Alberto Manguel, Financial Times"Szerb is a master novelist whose powers transcend time and language." - Nicholas Lezard,Guardian. "A sparkling slice of 18th century life." - Paul Bailey, Independent"A
A thoroughly entertaining portrait of the Ancien Régime A conniving young hussy passes herself off as a confidante of Marie-Antoinette and persuades a Cardinal and French aristocrat to purchase on credit the most expensive and fabulous necklace ever created and present it to the Queen in a bold effort to insinuate himself into her good graces; instead, the hussy and her scoundrel husband break the necklace up into its constituent baubles and sell them to pay off debts and lead a few months of the high life, leaving the . A complex tale The book joins a litany in retelling this complex story involving issues involving French and European aristocracy. Quite daunting and difficult to follow at times.. "Fabulous" according to Ann. Reads like a novel only its all true.