{"product_id":"the-pendragon-legend-9781805330660","title":"The Pendragon Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eSzerb's first novel is a satirical blend of gothic and romantic genres, with a murder mystery, posing modern questions about self and reality. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 20 June 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An absolute treat... Szerb is a master novelist, a comedian whose powers transcend time and language\" Nicholas Lezard, GuardianAt an end-of-season London soirée a young Hungarian scholar, Dr János Bátky, is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in North Wales, Bátky receives a mysterious phone call warning him not to go. Once there, nothing is quite as it seems...Antal Szerb's first novel is a gently satirical blend of gothic and romantic genres, crossed with a murder mystery to produce a fast-moving and often hilarious romp. But beneath the surface, Szerb's steely intelligence poses disturbingly modern questions about the nature of self and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 214g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 195 x 128 x 18 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781805330660\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AntalSzerb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46272360481018,"sku":"9781805330660","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1719093864252_book.jpg?v=1719131884","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-pendragon-legend-9781805330660","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}