No matter the outcome, each generation records its astonishing, vivid, and revelatory visions into a battered journal that becomes known as The Book of Fathers. For three hundred years the Csillag family line meanders unbroken across Hungary's rivers and vineyards, through a land overrun by wolves and bandits, scarred by plague and massacre, and brutalized by despots. · The Book of Fathers is a serious novel that, while sometimes agonizing or even shocking, is never somber. Inevitably, its theme is that life goes on, and that every son is no less interesting than every father, that each generation’s search for wisdom is different, but no less important or dramatic than the previous generation’www.doorway.ru: Other Press, LLC. "In this sprawling chronicle of the Csillag family, celebrated Hungarian author Vámos depicts the lives of 12 generations of men, each a first-born son, and in the process offers a whimsical year history of his native country the book has many sublime moments, from meditations on the nature of time to a sly investigation of how words accumulate to form books."—4/5(45).
The Book Of Fathers by Miklos Vamos First published in Hungarian as Apak konyve in Hungary by Ab Ovo in English language translation by Peter Sherwood published by Abacus in How I got this book: Bought at a charity shop My rating: 4 of 5 stars. THE BOOK OF FATHERS. by Miklós Vámos translated by Peter Sherwood. BUY NOW FROM. AMAZON BARNES NOBLE LOCAL BOOKSELLER GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. Tweet. Miklós Vámos. Average rating: · 1, ratings · reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors. The Book of Fathers. avg rating — ratings — published — 28 editions. Want to Read. saving. Want to Read. Currently Reading. Read.
The Book of Fathers is a serious novel that, while sometimes agonizing or even shocking, is never somber. Inevitably, its theme is that life goes on, and that every son is no less interesting than every father, that each generation’s search for wisdom is different, but no less important or dramatic than the previous generation’s. No matter the outcome, each generation records its astonishing, vivid, and revelatory visions into a battered journal that becomes known as The Book of Fathers. For three hundred years the Csillag family line meanders unbroken across Hungary's rivers and vineyards, through a land overrun by wolves and bandits, scarred by plague and massacre, and brutalized by despots. The Book of Fathers. Illustrated: Jozsef Szurcsik. The native form of this personal name is Vámos Miklós. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Miklós Vámos originally Tibor Vámos, (born 29 January ) is a Hungarian writer, novelist, screenwriter, translator and talkshow host, who has published 33 books.
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