Journey by Moonlight Pushkin Press Classics

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A major modern classic: the turbulent story of a businessman torn between middle-class respectability and sensational bohemoia

'Antal Szerb is one of the great European writers' - Ali Smith

'A novel to love as well as admire, always playful and ironical, full of brilliant descriptions, bon mots and absurd situations' - The Guardian

Mihly and Erzsi are on honeymoon in Italy. Mihly has recently joined the respectable family firm in Budapest, but as his gaze passes over the mysterious back-alleys of Venice, memories of his bohemian past reawaken his old desire to wander.

When bride and groom become separated at a provincial train station, Mihly embarks on a chaotic and bizarre journey that leads him finally to Rome, where he must reckon with both his past and his future. In this intoxicating and satirical masterpiece, Szerb takes us deep into the conflicting desires of marriage and shows how adulthood can reverberate endlessly with the ache of youth.

Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781805330240
Published: August 2023

Number of pages: 304
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Pushkin Press