About the Author

Peter Esterhazy, a member of one of Europe"s most prominent aristocratic families, was born in Budapest in 1950. His books, published mostly in Europe, are considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature.

Reviews

"A fine addition to an international fiction collection." -- Booklist "Esterhazy's prose is jumpy, allusive, and slangy... There is vividness, an electric crackle. The sentences are active and concrete. Physical details leap from the murk of emotional ambivalence." -- John Updike, The New Yorker