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Esther's inheritance

Anewly translated novel from the great rediscovered Hungarian writer: a tautly suspenseful story of unrequited love and its still vivid consequences twenty years later. What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist' Esther is, and has been for the more than two decades since Lajos disappeared from her life. Now all these years later, Lajos is returning, and the news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. His presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm'and his danger'lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Friends rally round protectively, but Lajos's arrival begins a day of high theater that will leave Esther's life dramatically changed again. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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  • "Esther has been in love with a pathological liar for over 20 years. Lajos, the liar, married her sister. When she died, Lajos disappeared. Or did he? And Esther? She and her elderly cousin, the all-knowing Nunu, live a life of the most modest comforts in a worn old house. Until a telegram arrives announcing that Lajos is returning with his children after all these years. Lajos's arrival begins a day of high theatre."
  • "What is it to be in love with a pathological liar? 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."
  • "Two decades after leaving her, the great love of Esther's life sends a telegram. Tomorrow, he tells her, he is coming back. Esther and her cousin Nunu are confused. The know that the mercurial Lajos will change everything. Esther has not forgotten that her dazzling lover is a fantasist and a liar, and has caused her unimaginable hurt!"
  • "Magyar irodalom, regény, angolul Englische Übersetzung."
  • "Anewly translated novel from the great rediscovered Hungarian writer: a tautly suspenseful story of unrequited love and its still vivid consequences twenty years later. What is it to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist' Esther is, and has been for the more than two decades since Lajos disappeared from her life. Now all these years later, Lajos is returning, and the news brings both panic and excitement. While no longer young and thoroughly skeptical about Lajos, Esther still remembers how incredibly alive she felt when he was around. His presence bewitches everyone, and the greatest part of his charm'and his danger'lies in the deftness with which he wields that delicate power. Friends rally round protectively, but Lajos's arrival begins a day of high theater that will leave Esther's life dramatically changed again. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "What is it like to be in love with a pathological liar and fantasist? Esther is, and has been for more than 20 years. "Esther's Inheritance" presents a remarkable narrator who delivers a story as both tragedy and comedy."
  • "Esther, now in her mid-forties, tells the story of Lajos, a masterful con artist, who after declaring his love for her, married her younger sister and is now returning with his children to see her."@en
  • "Esther a 45 ans. Elle mène une existence paisible et un peu somnambulique en compagnie de Nounou, sa gouvernante, dans la maison qu'elle a héritée de ses défunts parents, bourgeois par ailleurs ruinés. Un jour elle reçoit un télégramme : Lajos, le seul homme qu'elle ait jamais aimé, annonce sa venue. Elle n'a pas eu de ses nouvelles depuis 20 ans. Les souvenirs reviennent la hanter."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@es
  • "Translations"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Maďarské novely"
  • "Hungarian novellas"
  • "Text"
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Geschenkbücher"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Powieść węgierska"@pl
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"

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  • "La Herencia de Eszter"
  • "Das Vermächtnis der Eszter : Roman"
  • "Das Vermächtnis der Eszter Roman"
  • "L'herència d'Eszter"
  • "Esther's inheritance : [a novel]"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka ; [Déli szél]"@hu
  • "Eszters arv"@sv
  • "Eszters arv"@da
  • "L'eredita di Eszter"@it
  • "Hayeruša"
  • "Das Vermächtnis der Eszter"
  • "L'Herència d'Eszter"@ca
  • "Esterina zapuščina"@sl
  • "L'héritage d'Esther"
  • "Di sản của Eszter"
  • "Hayerushah"
  • "Das Vermächtnis der Eszter ; Ein Hund mit Charakter ; Zwei Romane in einem Band"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka : [regény]"@hu
  • "Esthers arv"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka ;Két kisregény"
  • "L'eredità di Eszter"@it
  • "L'eredità di Eszter"
  • "Dziedzictwo Estery"@pl
  • "Esteres mantojums"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka : két kisregény"
  • "Vermachtnis Der Eszter"
  • "Odkaz Ester"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka, két kisregény"
  • "L'Héritage d'Esther : roman"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka : [Déli szél]"
  • "La herencia de Eszter"
  • "La herencia de Eszter"@es
  • "A herança de Eszter"
  • "L'héritage d'Esther : roman"
  • "Esther's inheritance"
  • "Esther's inheritance"@en
  • "הירושה : שאנדור מאראי"
  • "De erfenis van Eszter"
  • "Eszterren ondarea"
  • "O legado de Eszter"@pt
  • "A Herança de Ezster"
  • "Eszter hagyatéka; Déli szél : Két kisregény"

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