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Stef Smulders
Aug 10, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Very difficult to rate. The first part is exceptional in its descriptions and characterizations of people and situations many of which you would like to memorize. After this a long monologue of the main character starts and only finishes at the end of the book. Although written well it also contains too many repetitions and humbug like considerations, apart from some extra magnificent ones. The end is a bit of a dissapointment. First part 5 stars, second part 3 stars.
Ladyce West
Um pequeno romance de grande impacto, AS BRASAS de Sándor Márai revolve em torno da amizade de dois homens, amizade de infância. A trama é simples: um confronto entre dois amigos após quarenta e um anos de separação. Um evento, que se esclarece ao longo da segunda metade do livro, foi o ponto de fricção entre eles. O encontro entre os dois, cuidadosamente encenado por Henrik, um militar aposentado do exército do antigo império austro-húngaro, leva ao clímax do romance, quando, num penoso e inten ...more
Virginie
Feb 02, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Reading the world in books: Hungary.
Kev
Jul 18, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: hungarian
James
Feb 14, 2015 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Helen
Aug 16, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 4-star, read-2015
Nicole Bergen
Feb 14, 2016 marked it as to-read-fiction  ·  review of another edition
Gayle
Feb 07, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Carol
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Alexandra
Sep 28, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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