
Biró Lajos
A bright spring day in a bustling Budapest park sets the stage, where colorful tents—from Japanese to Turkish styles—dot the grassy expanse and passers‑by in flamboyant costumes weave between them. The atmosphere crackles with anticipation, as the public’s festive chatter masks an undercurrent of tension among the figures stationed there.
At the heart of the scene is a fiery cavalry captain, Zólyomy, whose restless energy fuels a frantic search for a missing lady and an absent superior. His impatience is matched by the blustering clerk Klug, a stout man dripping in opulent accessories, who storms in demanding overdue payment and threatens to expose hidden grievances. Their clash of personalities—Zólyomy’s cool indifference against Klug’s loud desperation—creates a vivid portrait of authority, bureaucracy, and personal pride.
As the crowd continues its lively parade, the audience is drawn into a tangled web of obligations and hidden motives, promising further confrontations and revelations as the drama unfolds.
Language
hu
Duration
~1 hours (97K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Albert László from page images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library
Release date
Mar 26, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1880–1948
A Hungarian-born novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, he moved with ease between literature, theater, and film. His stories and scripts helped shape European and British cinema in the first half of the twentieth century.
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