Vanek úr Párizsban

by Jenő Rejtő

Hungarian

Genres: Hungarian Literature, Fiction, Humor, Adventure

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Jenő Rejtő (born Jenő Reich, pseudonyms: P. Howard, Gibson Lavery) was a Hungarian author, fiction writer, playwright and journalist, who died as a forced labourer during the World War II. He was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, on March 29, 1905, and died in Yevdokovo, Soviet Union (then under Axis occupation) on January 1, 1943.

He studied drama before traveling across Europe. When he returned to Hungary he became a successful playwright, responsible for such operettas as "Who Dares Wins" (1934). He then went on to write adventure novels parodying the Foreign Legion, which often featured his somewhat bizarre sense of humor.
He reportedly died in 1942 in a labor camp after he was taken from hospital whilst seriously ill. The stamp issued in his honor depicts various images such as a North African sunset (a reference to his Foreign Legion stories), a cafe he frequented and a copy of Nagykorut - the newspaper he edited hanging on the stand.

Reviews

[PuPilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ez elég gyengusz volt, és túl kevés benne Vanek úr. :( Wendriner Aladár volt a kedvencem és a Szevasztopolba kéne menni kezdetű dal. :D Szóval volt néha nevetnivaló, de kusza is volt, nem igazán élvezetes, és a két része nagyon különbözött egymástól. Olyan összedobált volt az egész...

[Ágoston Török · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ezzel a könyvvel én is küzdöttem, ahogy sok más olvasó is írta. Hiányzik belőle az összhang, a történet gyenge és széteső. Ha valaki Vanek úron szeretne nevetni, inkább az előző könyvet érdemes kézbe venni, ahol ő megint mellékszereplőként jelenik meg. Összességében nem ezzel a kötettel kezdeném, ha valaki szeretné megismerni a Rejtő–P. Howard-világot mert ettől nem leszel addikt.

[Eszter Balazs]

Disappointed, and sad about it. I used to love his books when I was younger. Now, it stroke me as silly, macho-in-a-not-funny-way, poorly written story. As Rejtő used to be a hero of my youth, I am very upset for no longer be able to enjoy his writing. Or maybe this is just a bad apple.

[Ferenc · Rating 4 out of 5]

A not-so-great-but-still good add-on to the story. The new characters aren't particularly interesting and at places it is dull, but still a good book. Vanek is just the best :)

[Gábor Orosz · Rating 3 out of 5]

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