The Enchanted Night

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By Miklós Bánffy

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The Enchanted Night by Miklós Bánffy is a general fiction novel that weaves together human drama and the allure of a fantastical atmosphere. Set against a rich historical backdrop, the story explores the complexities of intertwining lives, personal ambitions, and the mysterious forces that shift their paths in unexpected ways. As the characters navigate their desires and the enchantments of the night, readers are drawn into a tapestry of enchantment and human emotion.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy diving into an evocative historical narrative filled with rich descriptions and intricate relationships. Fans of general fiction who appreciate a blend of personal drama and socio-political commentary during shifting times might find this work particularly captivating.

The Enchanted Night

Transporting stories of intrigue, superstition and rivalry from a European master, in English for the first time.

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In this stark, haunting collection, Miklós Bánffy narrates with wry wisdom stories of cunning, betrayal, and myth ranging from classical antiquity to the Transylvania of his own day. These are communities of sharp rivalries and religious superstition: young Borbalka, about to marry an unsuitable man, receives strange counsel from a suspicious figure in her village; four men seek to exploit the captive Gavrila Lung for money, while mountain wolves howl in the distance; when Old Damaskin betrays his stepson to hold on to his land, his wife extracts bizarre revenge.

The Enchanted Night is translated into English for the first time by the award-winning Len Rix, further establishing Bánffy as one of the foremost European writers of the twentieth century.

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The Enchanted Night by Miklós Bánffy has been praised as a literary masterpiece, drawing comparisons to the works of Tolstoy and Proust. Reviewers have highlighted Bánffy's ability to weave intricate narratives with psychological depth akin to Dostoevsky, blending exotic historical contexts with rich storytelling. His writing is celebrated for its elegiac wisdom and the evocative exploration of a bygone world, marking it as a rediscovered classic that captivates modern readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782275923

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Len Rix

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Miklós Bánffy

About the Author

Miklos Banffy was born Count Miklos Banffy de Losoncz in Hungary in 1873. Over the course of his life he studied law, wrote plays, novels and stories, and became a groundbreaking set designer, an accomplished cartoonist, a politician and a diplomat.

A leading figure in the Transylvanian Hungarian community, in 1943 he urged the Romanian government to cut ties with the German side in the Second World War; two years later, a retreating German army looted his estate. He stayed in Transylvania after it was invaded by the Soviet Red Army, and, emaciated and penniless, reunited with his family in Budapest in 1949. He died a year later.