A gyertyák csonkig égnek
aka [The Candles Burn All the Way Down]
Embers
modern europe
Embers is a 1942 novel by the Hungarian writer Sándor Márai. Its original Hungarian title is A gyertyák csonkig égnek, which means "the candles burn all the way down." The narrative revolves around an elderly general who is visited by an old friend for dinner; forty-one years earlier, the friend had disappeared under strange circumstances. As the night wears on, the dinner comes to resemble a courtroom trial, in which long-buried secrets are finally brought to light. The book became a major international success in the 1990s, long after its original publication in Hungarian and the author's death.Wikipedia →
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