Páter Péter; Asszonyt kisér — Istent kisért

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Páter Péter; Asszonyt kisér — Istent kisért

by Mór Jókai

HU·~7 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

PÁTER PÉTER

0:01
2

A JEZSUITA CONVENT.

21:36
3

A KASTÉLY BOLONDJAI.

13:23
4

A MADOCSÁNYI NAGYASSZONY.

8:04
5

AZ «AKTIT TUKETJER».

18:38
6

A MITOSINI ÚR.

18:34
7

SZENT ANTAL KÉPE A PUSZTÁBAN.

15:21
8

VENUS ÉS FIA.

19:22
9

A PÜSPÖK LAKODALMÁN.

26:57
10

A KISÉRTÉS.

9:30

Description

A cloistered Jesuit convent becomes an unexpectedly noisy courtroom as a handful of priests argue over a mysterious, sealed letter written in Latin. Their lofty vows clash with petty grievances, and the ritual chants quickly turn into a barbed debate about curses, inheritance, and the fate of a young boy destined for the household. The dialogue crackles with dark humor, mixing solemn liturgy with snide insults, giving listeners a vivid taste of monastic life gone awry.

Meanwhile, in the convent’s kitchen, two ragged students, János and Samu, eavesdrop from the fire‑pit and scramble for scraps among the discarded dishes. Their earthy banter and desperate search for food contrast sharply with the clerics’ pretentious latin, highlighting a world where survival and piety intersect in the most unlikely ways. Together, these parallel scenes set up a satirical portrait of authority, faith, and the human impulses that quietly undermine both.

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Language

hu

Duration

~7 hours (459K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Albert László from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project

Release date

2018-03-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Mór Jókai

Mór Jókai

1825–1904

A towering figure in 19th-century Hungarian literature, he wrote sweeping, adventurous novels and plays that made him one of his country’s most beloved storytellers. His life was just as dramatic as his fiction, shaped by politics, journalism, and the revolutionary spirit of 1848.

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