by Dezso Kosztolányi · ADULTOS ANTIGUO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466607261
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«Alondra» is the novel by Dezső Kosztolányi, in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).
In September 1899, in a small provincial town of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Alondra, the daughter of the Vajkays, leaves for a week's holiday with her uncles. During her absence, the house breathes an unusual joy, and the weight of this unmarried, plain daughter emerges, whose presence gives meaning to and conditions her parents' lives.
Novel originally published in 1924 under the title «Pacsirta». This Spanish edition, translated by Judit Xantus Szarvas, includes an introduction by Péter Esterházy and belongs to the Afluentes collection.
For readers of classic European fiction, especially those interested in twentieth-century Hungarian literature.
Dezső Kosztolányi was a Hungarian writer, journalist, translator, and also a speaker of Esperanto. He wrote in all literary genres, from poetry to essays to theatre plays. Building his own style, he used French symbolism, impressionism, expressionism and psychological realism. He is considered the father of futurism in Hungarian literature.
