The Pendragon Legend

The Pendragon Legend

infobox Book |
name = The Pendragon Legend
title_orig =
translator = Len Rix


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author = Antal Szerb
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = Hungary
language = Hungarian
series =
genre = Novel
publisher = Pushkin Press
release_date = 1934
english_release_date = 2006
media_type =
pages = 330
isbn = 978-1901285604
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"The Pendragon Legend" is a 1934 novel by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb.

The book is a philosophical thriller/comedy/murder-mystery/ghost story set first in London and then in Wales. A mystical element is diffused through an increasingly complex plot, as all threads converge in the final chapters.

The Pendragon Legend was translated into English by Len Rix in 2006.

Historical References

The novel contains many references to English and European mysticism:
* Rosicrucians
* Robert Fludd
* Paracelsus
* Philosopher's Stone
* Great Work

External links

* [http://www.pushkinpress.com PushkinPress.com] English editions of works by the author Antal Szerb
* [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/reviews/article1168697.ece Independent review of The Pendragon Legend]
* [http://www.hlo.hu/object.2A8D3A10-53C3-4B7E-8313-1836F447119C.ivy Interview with the translator in the Hungarian Literature Online]


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