{"product_id":"mrs-kleofass-rooster-gyula-krzdy-9781803096148","title":"Mrs Kleofas's Rooster: Three Novellas","description":"\u003cb\u003eA trio of darkly elegant, women-centric novellas from a master of twentieth-century Hungarian literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs Kleofas' Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e brings together three captivating novellas by Gyula Krúdy, originally written in the 1920s and now available in English for the first time. Each story centers on a woman protagonist: a timeless adventuress, a resilient single mother, and a seductive Budapest femme fatale, respectively. In the title novella, a roguish narrator listens to the thrilling life story of an ageless, mysterious woman whose journey takes her from a childhood of suffering to a career as a cunning accomplice in daring schemes. The next story, \u003ci\u003eNN\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the life of a steadfast single mother, Juliska, amid the rhythms of village life. In \u003ci\u003eAutumn Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e, Krudy's sharp wit unfolds through Rizili, a charming yet ruthless socialite who leads a suspended jockey on an intoxicating night through Budapest's City Park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gyula Krúdy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803096144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803096148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gyula Krúdy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175763620095,"sku":"9781803096148","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e6f3aef-5ba4-4da0-91fa-12abffc11f3c.jpg?v=1771335750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mrs-kleofass-rooster-gyula-krzdy-9781803096148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}