The Adventures of Sindbad » (New Edition)

Inspired by the Arabian tale of the Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, the great Hungarian author Gyula Krudy created a distinctively Hungarian world of seduction and intrigue in the early part of this century." "In these stories, Krudy's Sindbad, a voyager in the realms of memory and imagination, travels through centuries in pursuit of love. Krudy's prose flows beyond strict narrative as Sindbad journeys between past and present, often a musing presence in his own adventures. But although Sindbad can move through time, it is time that proves his chief enemy and youth that remains his real love." "This profoundly autumnal book, filled with nuance and nostalgia, is an erotic elegy to the dying Habsburg empire.

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Hungarian writer Krudy (1878-1933) published the series of stories in magazines and individual volumes between 1911 and 1917. They pivot on a Hungarian adventurer who at one point changes himself into a sprig of mistletoe, and spends much of his time trying to come to terms with being dead. They also reflect the demise of the Hapsburg Empire and the sensuousness of the fin de siecle. The collection was first published in 1994 as Szindbad Harom Konyve by Singer and Wolfner, Budapest; notes and an introduction have been added to the edition. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.