Oliver Vii by Antal Szerb
A disillusioned English aristocrat and dilettante novelist agrees to impersonate the monarch of a small fictional Balkan state as a lark, but the brief masquerade embroils him in court intrigues, romances and political unrest; through comic set-pieces and bittersweet episodes he is forced to confront questions of identity, responsibility and the cost of freedom in a satirical portrait of monarchy and modern life.
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- Published
- 1942
- Nationality
- Hungarian
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- Hungarian
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