false 58992 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg 58992 17 76918 book 1999 total:101|5:15|4:33|3:44|2:16|1:1| 101 343 170 30 31876 3.68 1588 286 74793883 1895570 2886943 1400045002 9781400045006 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394m/2886943.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394s/2886943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2886943.Esther_s_Inheritance 3.36 25 What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist? Esther is, and has been for more than twenty years. Lajos, the liar, married her sister, and when she died, Lajos disappeared. Or did he? And Esther? She was left with her elderly cousin, the all-knowing Nunu, and a worn old house, living a life of the most modest comforts. All is well, but all is tired.

Until a telegram arrives announcing that, after all these years, Lajos is returning with his children. The news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos and his lies, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. Lajos’s presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm—and his danger—lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Nothing good can come of this: friends rally round, but Lajos’s arrival, complete with entourage, begins a day of high theater.

Esther’s Inheritance has the taut economy of Márai’s Embers and presents a remarkable narrator in Esther, who delivers the story as both tragedy and comedy on an intimate scale that nevertheless has archetypal power.

]]> 1999 4 0 false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 21:55:55 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 22:48:25 -0700 2009 Embers caused a stir when it was published in 2001. Now Esther's Inheritance, which was written in 1939, was likewise turned into English i...more...]]> 51027777 541490 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.31 48 1999 3 0 false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 09:03:02 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 03:55:32 -0700 2009
There is something to be said for a novella that is told with an economy of words, in prose that is captivating. I r...more...]]> 41504430 66038 2886943 1400045002 9781400045006 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394m/2886943.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394s/2886943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2886943.Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist? Esther is, and has been for more than twenty years. Lajos, the liar, married her sister, and when she died, Lajos disappeared. Or did he? And Esther? She was left with her elderly cousin, the all-knowing Nunu, and a worn old house, living a life of the most modest comforts. All is well, but all is tired.

Until a telegram arrives announcing that, after all these years, Lajos is returning with his children. The news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos and his lies, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. Lajos’s presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm—and his danger—lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Nothing good can come of this: friends rally round, but Lajos’s arrival, complete with entourage, begins a day of high theater.

Esther’s Inheritance has the taut economy of Márai’s Embers and presents a remarkable narrator in Esther, who delivers the story as both tragedy and comedy on an intimate scale that nevertheless has archetypal power.

]]> 1999 3 0 false Fri Feb 06 07:51:16 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 11:37:38 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 07:51:16 -0800 2009 Unbearable Lightness of Being. Before reading this book, I had never heard of this writer. Sandor Marai died in obscurity in 1989 - shooting himself in California...more...]]> 33557563 1554618 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 1999 4 0 false Mon May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Sep 22 16:25:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 16:25:37 -0700 2008
Eszter, the main character and narrator, lives in a house which she inherited from her father. She shares the house with Nunu, who has been her maid and main confident for many years. One ...more...]]> 43983641 1944045 2886943 1400045002 9781400045006 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394m/2886943.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394s/2886943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2886943.Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist? Esther is, and has been for more than twenty years. Lajos, the liar, married her sister, and when she died, Lajos disappeared. Or did he? And Esther? She was left with her elderly cousin, the all-knowing Nunu, and a worn old house, living a life of the most modest comforts. All is well, but all is tired.

Until a telegram arrives announcing that, after all these years, Lajos is returning with his children. The news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos and his lies, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. Lajos’s presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm—and his danger—lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Nothing good can come of this: friends rally round, but Lajos’s arrival, complete with entourage, begins a day of high theater.

Esther’s Inheritance has the taut economy of Márai’s Embers and presents a remarkable narrator in Esther, who delivers the story as both tragedy and comedy on an intimate scale that nevertheless has archetypal power.

]]> 1999 5 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 15:56:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 14:04:16 -0800 2009 Esther's Inheritance by Sándor Márai, translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes

Esther’s Inheritance is Márai’s most recent work to be translated to English; previous works include The Rebels and the much acclaimed Embers. Esther receives word that after more than two decades...more...]]> 44493810 1013861 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 1999 3 0 false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 04:28:47 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 21:52:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41653950 1433320 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 1999 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:52:12 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:57:13 -0800 2009 44566424 1870608 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 1999 1 0 false Tue Jan 27 16:20:48 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 16:24:40 -0800 2009 39690961 827500 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 1999 2 0 false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:34:51 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 09:43:15 -0800 2008 46837112 1203152 58992 8478885676 9788478885671 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447m/58992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170528447s/58992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58992.LA_Herencia_De_Eszter_Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 1999 3 0 false Wed Feb 18 23:22:28 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 23:24:29 -0800 2009 41234464 1457001 2886943 1400045002 9781400045006 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394m/2886943.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255755394s/2886943.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2886943.Esther_s_Inheritance 3.40 101 What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist? Esther is, and has been for more than twenty years. Lajos, the liar, married her sister, and when she died, Lajos disappeared. Or did he? And Esther? She was left with her elderly cousin, the all-knowing Nunu, and a worn old house, living a life of the most modest comforts. All is well, but all is tired.

Until a telegram arrives announcing that, after all these years, Lajos is returning with his children. The news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos and his lies, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. Lajos’s presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm—and his danger—lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Nothing good can come of this: friends rally round, but Lajos’s arrival, complete with entourage, begins a day of high theater.

Esther’s Inheritance has the taut economy of Márai’s Embers and presents a remarkable narrator in Esther, who delivers the story as both tragedy and comedy on an intimate scale that nevertheless has archetypal power.

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Until a telegram arrives announcing that, after all these years, Lajos is returning with his children. The news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos and his lies, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. Lajos’s presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm—and his danger—lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Nothing good can come of this: friends rally round, but Lajos’s arrival, complete with entourage, begins a day of high theater.

Esther’s Inheritance has the taut economy of Márai’s Embers and presents a remarkable narrator in Esther, who delivers the story as both tragedy and comedy on an intimate scale that nevertheless has archetypal power.

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Until a telegram arrives announcing that, after all these years, Lajos is returning with his children. The news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos and his lies, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. Lajos’s presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm—and his danger—lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Nothing good can come of this: friends rally round, but Lajos’s arrival, complete with entourage, begins a day of high theater.

Esther’s Inheritance has the taut economy of Márai’s Embers and presents a remarkable narrator in Esther, who delivers the story as both tragedy and comedy on an intimate scale that nevertheless has archetypal power.

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