{"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\/products\/mrs-kleofass-rooster-by-gyula-krudy-9781803096148","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}