The Pendragon Legend

by Antal Szerb · first published 1934

The Pendragon Legend (Hungarian: A Pendragon-legenda) is a 1934 novel by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb. The book is a philosophical thriller/comedy/murder-mystery/ghost story set first in London and then in Wales. A mystical element is diffused through an increasingly complex plot, as all threads converge in the final chapters. Literary scholar József Havasréti has specifically highlighted the influence of Jenő Heltai, Ferenc Molnár, and Jenő Rejtő on the novel, noting how its wit, playful irony, and genre-blending narrative recall important traditions of twentieth-century Hungarian popular and humorous fiction.

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Original language:

Hungarian

Year page:

1934