Dimensions
132 x 198 x 31mm
An epic tour de force about ten generations of one family in war-torn Hungary.
Twelve men—running in direct line from father to eldest son, who in turn becomes a father—are the heroes of this wonderful family saga which runs over 300 years’ panorama of Hungarian life and history. Each man also passes to his son certain unusual gifts: the ability to see the past, and in some cases to see the future too. The fathers also pass on a book in which they have left a personal record.
The reader is swept along by the narrative brilliance of Vamos’ story. Some of his heroes are lucky, live long and are good at their trade; some are unlucky failures and their lives are cut short. Some are happily married, some have unhappy marriages—and the ability to see into the future is often a poisoned chalice. An extraordinary and brilliant generational saga, 'The Book of Fathers' is set to become a classic.
