{"product_id":"9781805330660","title":"The Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb","description":"\"An absolute treat... Szerb is a master novelist, a comedian whose powers transcend time and language\" Nicholas Lezard, GuardianAt an end-of-season London soir?e a young Hungarian scholar, Dr J?nos B?tky, is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in North Wales, B?tky receives a mysterious phone call warning him not to go. Once there, nothing is quite as it seems... Antal Szerb's first novel is a gently satirical blend of gothic and romantic genres, crossed with a murder mystery to produce a fast-moving and often hilarious romp. But beneath the surface, Szerb's steely intelligence poses disturbingly modern questions about the nature of self and reality.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581202198706,"sku":"9781805330660","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805330660.jpg?v=1720873285","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805330660","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}