{"title":"Gyula Krúdy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGyula Krúdy\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a captivating journey through evocative tales rich in atmosphere and intricate character studies. His fiction often blends gentle nostalgia with moments of melancholy, inviting reflection on the human condition through richly textured narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this collection, expect to find literary works that explore everyday life with a poetic sensibility, combining subtle humour and delicate emotion. Titles such as \u003cem\u003eMrs Kleofas’s Rooster\u003c\/em\u003e exemplify Krúdy’s skill in weaving vivid storytelling with a quiet, lyrical charm.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mrs-kleofass-rooster-by-gyula-krudy-9781803096148","title":"Mrs Kleofas’s Rooster","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA trio of darkly elegant, women-centric novellas from a master of twentieth-century Hungarian literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMrs Kleofas’s Rooster\u003c\/em\u003e brings together three captivating novellas by Gyula Krúdy, originally written in the 1920s and now available in English for the first time. Each story centres on a woman protagonist: a timeless adventuress, a resilient single mother, and a seductive Budapest femme fatale, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the title novella, a roguish narrator listens to the thrilling life story of an ageless, mysterious woman whose journey takes her from a childhood of suffering to a career as a cunning accomplice in daring schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe next story, \u003cem\u003eNN\u003c\/em\u003e, follows the life of a steadfast single mother, Juliska, amid the rhythms of village life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAutumn Meeting\u003c\/em\u003e, Krúdy's sharp wit unfolds through Rizili, a charming yet ruthless socialite who leads a suspended jockey on an intoxicating night through Budapest's City Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47562850304236,"sku":"9781803096148","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803096148-mrs-kleofas-s-rooster.jpg?v=1776988299"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gyula-krudy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}