Hungarian literature • Hungarian literature
Purpurni vek
Lajos Zilahy
"Purpurni vek" is the first book of the trilogy about the Dukajs.
The action takes place in Europe around 1848 and follows the story of two brothers from Hungary who are completely politically and ideologically different: Dali Dukaj is an ardent lover of freedom, while Antal Dukaj is a conservative bureaucrat.
A young diplomat returns from Barcelona devastated by parting with his beloved wife. And yet, he soon meets a new love. But when he is about to crown that relationship with marriage, his former girlfriend returns.
Minerva, 1984.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Ararat is the first part of the saga of the Hungarian count family Dukaj, and its events span the historical periods of Europe from the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century
The book "When the soul dies" by Lajos Zilahi is a poignant and deep testimony of the suffering that the author experienced and then immortalized in a certain part of his work.