Embers (novel)

Embers
1943 edition (Hungarian)
AuthorSándor Márai
Original titleA gyertyák csonkig égnek
TranslatorCarol Brown Janeway
LanguageHungarian
PublisherRévai, Alfred A. Knopf
Publication date
1942
Publication placeHungary
Published in English
25 September 2001
Pages213
ISBN978-0375407567

Embers is a 1942 novel by the Hungarian writer Sándor Márai. Its original Hungarian title is A gyertyák csonkig égnek, which means "Candles burn until the end". The narrative revolves around an elderly general who invites an old friend from military school for dinner; the friend had disappeared mysteriously for 41 years, and the dinner begins to resemble a trial where the friend is prosecuted for his character traits. The book was published in English in 2001.[1]

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