Mohács, vagy, Két árva gyermek vergődése

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Mohács, vagy, Két árva gyermek vergődése

by Gyula Krúdy

HU·~6 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

KRÚDY GYULA:

6:56:05

Description

In this richly detailed historical drama two teenage girls, raised in an Innsbruck convent, find their destinies tangled with the ambitions of empires. Their genealogies stretch across the Hungarian, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese thrones, and their coming‑of‑age lessons are overseen by a procession of bishops, scholars and court officials. The narrative opens with a solemn examination in Latin, where the girls must recite their lineage and prove their worth as future royal brides.

Through vivid dialogue and meticulous description, the story immerses listeners in a world of elaborate protocol, political matchmaking and the fragile hopes of youth caught in the currents of power. As the girls navigate their education and the weight of their inherited claims, the listener can sense both the grandeur of the courts they will join and the intimate anxieties of the girls themselves, setting the stage for a compelling exploration of identity and destiny.

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Language

hu

Duration

~6 hours (399K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Budapest: Pantheon Irodalmi Intézet, 1926.

Credits

Albert László from page images generously made available by the Hungarian Electronic Library

Release date

Dec 26, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Gyula Krúdy

Gyula Krúdy

1878–1933

A master of modern Hungarian prose, his fiction is known for its dreamy atmosphere, wit, and melancholy. He wrote with unusual warmth about memory, desire, and the fading world of old Hungary.

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