{"product_id":"9781805330660","title":"The Pendragon Legend by Szerb, Antal (Author)","description":"Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e9781805330660\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute treat... Szerb is a master novelist, a comedian whose powers transcend time and language Nicholas Lezard, GuardianAt an end-of-season London soirée a young Hungarian scholar, Dr János Bátky, 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, Bátky 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\u003e ","brand":"The Book Elephant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50734195245389,"sku":"9781805330660","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/0808\/6605\/files\/9781805330660.jpg?v=1734630183","url":"https:\/\/thebookelephant.co.uk\/products\/9781805330660","provider":"The Book Elephant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}