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The magnum opus of one of Europe's greatest living writers.

In Shimmering Details, Volume II, Péter Nádas delves deeper into his and his parents' lives during the tumultuous years spanning the rise of Hungarian communism in 1948 to the brutal suppression of the 1956 uprising. Zeroing in on this critical periodwhich overlapped with the formative years of his childhoodNádas concludes his monumental history of a family whose own experiences and fortunes are deeply intertwined with two centuries of Hungarian history.

This second volume is a composite portrait of life lived at the nexus of world-historical forcesa jewel-like study that holds up different facets of the human experience to the light of Nádas's singular prose style. What emerges is a memoir of unusual insight and exceptional power. Hailed by Deborah Eisenberg as an extraordinary writer, Nádas has confirmed his place among Europe's greatest living authors.

Shimmering Details Volume II

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      Publisher St Martin's Press
      Published 1/19/2024
      ISBN-13 9781250338242
      978-1250338242
      ISBN-10 1250338247
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      Biography Autobiography: writers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The magnum opus of one of Europe's greatest living writers.

      In Shimmering Details, Volume II, Péter Nádas delves deeper into his and his parents' lives during the tumultuous years spanning the rise of Hungarian communism in 1948 to the brutal suppression of the 1956 uprising. Zeroing in on this critical periodwhich overlapped with the formative years of his childhoodNádas concludes his monumental history of a family whose own experiences and fortunes are deeply intertwined with two centuries of Hungarian history.

      This second volume is a composite portrait of life lived at the nexus of world-historical forcesa jewel-like study that holds up different facets of the human experience to the light of Nádas's singular prose style. What emerges is a memoir of unusual insight and exceptional power. Hailed by Deborah Eisenberg as an extraordinary writer, Nádas has confirmed his place among Europe's greatest living authors.

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