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100 1 _aJókai, Mór,
_d1825-1904
245 1 4 _aThe Day of Wrath
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of: "Szomorú napok"
500 _aRelease date is 2007-11-24
508 _aProduced by Steven desJardin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Day of Wrath" by Mór Jókai is a novel, likely written during the late 19th century. The work explores the themes of despair, societal suffering, and the consequences of injustice, set against the backdrop of a tumultuous period in Hungary's history. The story revolves around the ominous "death-bird," an old woman whose prophecies foreshadow calamities for the village and its inhabitants, drawing attention to the external and internal conflicts faced by various characters. The opening of the novel establishes a bleak and eerie atmosphere in the village of Hétfalu, revealing three long-abandoned houses that serve as symbols of desolation. We meet Magdolna, the "death-bird," whose unsettling presence evokes fear and superstition among the villagers, as she possesses the unsettling ability to foresee death and misfortune. As ominous signs of a disaster loom, the townsfolk grapple with their superstitions and the deep-rooted despair of their circumstances. This introduces a world steeped in sentiment rather than rationality, hinting at both personal and communal tragedies to unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHungary -- History -- Uprising of 1848-1849 -- Fiction
700 1 _aBain, R. Nisbet
_q(Robert Nisbet),
_d1854-1909
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23608
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