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darkly funny
Warner conveys the strange ordinariness of a distant yet immediate past with utter authority
"With this novel about a young
aristocratic manners in Burgundy
Elizabeth Smart chanced upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker - and fell passionately in love with him through the printed word
Embers by Sandor Marai Fantasy darkly funnyOriginally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisitely structured novel by the Hungarian master Sandor Marai conjures the melancholy glamour of a decaying empire and the disillusioned wisdom of its last heirs. In a secluded woodland castle an old General prepares to receive a rare visitor, a man who was once his closest friend but who he has not seen in forty one years. Over the ensuing hours host and
