{"product_id":"they-were-counted-paperback","title":"They Were Counted - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiklos Banffy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Thursfield\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eKathy Banffy-Jelen\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Perfect late night reading\" JAN MORRIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Banffy is a born storyteller\" PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Totally absorbing\" MARTHA KEARNEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"So evocative\" SIMON JENKINS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary portrait of the vanished world of pre-1914 Hungary, \u003cb\u003eThey Were Counted\u003c\/b\u003e is an epic story told through the eyes of two cousins, Count Balint Abady and Count Laszlo Gyeroffy. Shooting parties in great country houses, turbulent scenes in parliament and the luxury life in Budapest provide the backdrop for this gripping, prescient novel, forming a chilling indictment of upper-class frivolity and political folly in which good manners cloak indifference and brutality. Abady becomes aware of the plight of a group of Romanian mountain peasants and champions their cause, while Gyeroffy dissipates his resources at the gaming tables, mirroring the decline of the Austro-Hungarian empire itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first volume Banffy's trilogy, which continues with \u003cb\u003eThey Were Found Wanting\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThey Were Divided\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e It was rediscovered for an international readership after the fall of communism in Hungary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a Foreword by Patrick Leigh-Fermor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from Hungarian by Patrick Thursfield and Katalin Banffy-Jelen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WEIDENFELD TRANSLATION PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCount Miklos Banffy (1873-1950) was variously a diplomat, MP and foreign minister in 1921-22 when he signed the peace treaty with the United State and obtained Hungary's admission to the League of Nations. He was responsible for organising the last Habsburg coronation, that of King Karl in 1916. His famous \"The Writing on the Wall\" trilogy was first published in Budapest in the 1930s, and rediscovered for the international market after the fall of communism. This epic work has now been translated into ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152546041991,"sku":"9781910050903","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/813ea8bdddfff20d2a8fd6056e389e8b.webp?v=1733215135","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/they-were-counted-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}