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Bűnös Budapest #0.4
A budapesti gengszter
- GenresHungarian Literature
ebook
Published January 1, 2019
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About the author
Vilmos Kondor
26 books105 followersVilmos Kondor is the internationally acclaimed creator of the Budapest Noir series and one of the major voices in contemporary European crime fiction. His debut novel Budapest Noir was first published in Hungary in 2008 and quickly became a landmark work, launching a seven-book cycle that blends hard-boiled storytelling with the turbulent history of mid-20th-century Hungary.
The series has been translated into fourteen languages, published in the United States, and adapted into a feature film. Kondor’s protagonist, crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon, investigates murder and corruption in a city caught between dictatorships, wars, and shifting political shadows — stories where history and noir meet on every page.
Kondor holds a degree from Sorbonne, and he is teaching physics and mathematics in a high school in western Hungary. When he is not working on a new novel, he enjoys long walks and making jams — especially on the days when the plot refuses to cooperate.
The series has been translated into fourteen languages, published in the United States, and adapted into a feature film. Kondor’s protagonist, crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon, investigates murder and corruption in a city caught between dictatorships, wars, and shifting political shadows — stories where history and noir meet on every page.
Kondor holds a degree from Sorbonne, and he is teaching physics and mathematics in a high school in western Hungary. When he is not working on a new novel, he enjoys long walks and making jams — especially on the days when the plot refuses to cooperate.
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April 16, 2020
The first half was quite a struggle, the second just flew by ...
This isn't even set in Budapest, no, it's Prohibition time Philadelphia. We get to meet all the big names, including Al Capone, and - have you guessed it? - they are all Hungarian. Even Al. (Well, perhaps not ... ;)) Violence and corruption abound.
Anyway, I learned quite a lot about that time in (American) history in this prequel of the "real" Budapest stories. My knowledge of Prohibition gangsters and violence so far was limited to "The Untouchables" - Costner, Garcia, Connery, De Niro, and "Some like it hot": Curtis, Monroe, Lemmon.
Thus I've finished my last Hungarian book. I hope this Corona business will be over soon so selfish me can go book shopping in Budapest ... Stay healthy, everybody!
This isn't even set in Budapest, no, it's Prohibition time Philadelphia. We get to meet all the big names, including Al Capone, and - have you guessed it? - they are all Hungarian. Even Al. (Well, perhaps not ... ;)) Violence and corruption abound.
Anyway, I learned quite a lot about that time in (American) history in this prequel of the "real" Budapest stories. My knowledge of Prohibition gangsters and violence so far was limited to "The Untouchables" - Costner, Garcia, Connery, De Niro, and "Some like it hot": Curtis, Monroe, Lemmon.
Thus I've finished my last Hungarian book. I hope this Corona business will be over soon so selfish me can go book shopping in Budapest ... Stay healthy, everybody!
April 13, 2021
4,5 I just love everything Vilmos Kondor writes. I highly doubt I would dilike anything from him. It was very much enjoyable, had a fantastic atmosphere of the prohibition era of the 20's Philadelphia and Chicago, gangsters, Al Capone and more. Fantastic.
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