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"A magyar regényirodalom évtizedekig rejtett értéke volt a Farkasverem, amely először 1934-ben jelent meg, és amelyért szerzője Baumgarten-díjat kapott. Wass Albert társadalomkritikai munkáinak sorát nyitja meg ez a különös hangulatú, különc figurákat fölvonultató mű, mely az 1920-as évek végén, Erdélyben, a Mezőség kopár és álmosító tájain játszódik... Wass Albert olykor szomorkás, olykor ironikus hangú ítéletet mond az erdélyi magyar úri középosztályról, amely pusztán önmagával és idétlen mániáival van elfoglalva, alkatilag képtelen az értelmes és közösségi értelmű cselekvésre. A tragédiába zuhanó, holt magyar világot a regény végén egy nótás kedvű román fiatalember érkezése, dalolása veri föl, aki egy nyersebb, erősebb, életrevalóbb és lélekben is fiatalabb nemzedéket testesít meg. A regény a két világháború közti magyar nagyepika egyik igen fontos értékét képviseli." Legeza Ilona könyvismertetőjéből
- GenresLiterature
234 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1934
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Albert Wass
63 books25 followersCount Albert Wass de Szentegyed et Czege (Hungarian gróf szentegyedi és czegei Wass Albert) was a Hungarian nobleman, forest engineer, novelist and poet.
In 1944 he fled from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania claiming the lack of solid evidence.
The works of Albert Wass first gained recognition within Hungarian literature from Transylvania in the 1940s. In 1944 he moved to Germany and later in 1952 to the United States, and lived there till his death. During the communist regime his books were banned both in Hungary and in Romania. Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989, however, before this time, his works were unknown to Hungarian public.
He is popular among the Hungarian minority in Romania and has a growing popularity in Hungary. In 2005 in a public assessment (Nagy Könyv), he was found to be one of the most popular Hungarian authors: his book "A funtineli boszorkány" (The Witch of Funtinel) was named the 12th most popular book; two more books were named in the top 50 ranking, including the family saga "Kard és kasza" (Sword and Scythe).
He is the father of retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege.
In 1944 he fled from Romania to Hungary, and then joined the fleeing Wehrmacht forces and ended up in Germany, then emigrated to the U.S. After World War II, he was condemned as a war criminal by the Romanian People's Tribunals, however, United States authorities refused to extradite Wass to Romania claiming the lack of solid evidence.
The works of Albert Wass first gained recognition within Hungarian literature from Transylvania in the 1940s. In 1944 he moved to Germany and later in 1952 to the United States, and lived there till his death. During the communist regime his books were banned both in Hungary and in Romania. Part of his works were published in Hungary after the change of political system in 1989, however, before this time, his works were unknown to Hungarian public.
He is popular among the Hungarian minority in Romania and has a growing popularity in Hungary. In 2005 in a public assessment (Nagy Könyv), he was found to be one of the most popular Hungarian authors: his book "A funtineli boszorkány" (The Witch of Funtinel) was named the 12th most popular book; two more books were named in the top 50 ranking, including the family saga "Kard és kasza" (Sword and Scythe).
He is the father of retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege.
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October 15, 2014
A történetben néha el lehet veszni, mert nicnsen igazi vezetö szàl szerintem, de ilyen gyönyörüen megirt könyvet talàn még soha nem olvastam. a szavak, mondatok harmoniàja olyan erövel hat az ember lànyàra, hogy gond nélkül a Mezöségbe képzelem magam.
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