The MONKEY and other stories
Praise for “The Monkey”
“Count Miklós Bánffy (1873-1950) wrote captivatingly on a grand scale (his 3 volume epic Transylvanian Trilogy) but also a minute one — as this collection shows. The Monkey is a collection of nine stories written at dates between 1908 and 1946, but in their settings bridging a wider span of time. Helen in Sparta (1934) takes place in ancient Greece while The Infected Planet (1939) is filled with the brooding menace of the impending World War. Thomas Sneddon translates Hungarian with exemplary smoothness…”
VENETIAN ANGEL
Love in Translation: An Interview with Annabel Barber, Translator of Venetian Angel by Ferenc Molnár
Translated for the first time in English, Venetian Angel by Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár is a delightful escapade in the city he considered “a wonder of the world”.
The Remarkable Mrs ANDERSON
Charming, old – fashioned art theft mystery
B. Johnson on Amazon.co.uk
This is a perfect old-fashioned but adult mystery. Real danger and threats of violence… but no explicit events of either kind. “Old-fashioned” in a 1930-40’s sense. Not Victorian. Think Cary Grant in a fast car with Grace Kelly. That’s the vibe. Highly recommend. Read before bed & go to sleep smiling.