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Lázár / Nelio Biedermann ; translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.
Van Pelt - New Book Display PT2702.I33 L3913 2026
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- Author/Creator:
- Biedermann, Nelio, 2003- author.
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Hungarians--Fiction.
- Hungarians.
- Aristocracy (Social class)--Fiction.
- Aristocracy (Social class).
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Newborn infants--Fiction.
- Newborn infants.
- Sons--Fiction.
- Sons.
- Intergenerational relations--Fiction.
- Intergenerational relations.
- Family secrets--Fiction.
- Family secrets.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Gothic fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 258 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Summit Books hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- Dust jacket title: Lázár : a novel
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Summit Books, 2026.
- Language Note:
- In English, translated from the German.
- Summary:
- "At the turn of the 20th century, the Lázárs welcome their newest member in their rural summer estate, surrounded by a menacingly dark, enchanting forest. Lajos von Lázár is a baby boy with translucent skin and light-blue eyes who looks nothing like the rest of his family. Sándor, the imposing patriarch, is ashamed of his son's peculiarity. Ilona finds her baby brother quite ugly. Mária is terrified that her son's uncanny resemblance to the stagehand who died a couple weeks earlier might spell disaster. While Imre, Sándor's brother whose otherworldly foresight is often confused for insanity, is struck by visions of a great catastrophe. Lajos's birth is emblematic of the many secrets, affairs, and peculiar otherworldly happenings that plague the Lázárs. As the decades go by, they will continue to fall prey to their desires, leading grand lives, and experiencing even greater tragedies as they're swept by the tides of war and revolution that befall their country. But time and again, in the lighter years, extraordinary love and hope shine through"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The glass child
- Ghosts
- Dreams
- Shadows
- Voices
- The siblings.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Germany in 2025 by Rowohlt Berlin Verlag GmbH, Berlin as Lázár"-- Title page verso.
- ISBN:
- 9781668200551
- 1668200554
- 9781668200575
- 1668200570
- OCLC:
- 1535214681
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