{"product_id":"portraits-of-a-marriage-9781400096671","title":"Portraits of a Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rediscovered masterwork from famed Hungarian novelist S ndor M rai, \u003ci\u003ePortraits of a Marriage \u003c\/i\u003etracks the lifelong entanglement of a man and two women haunted by class differences and misdirected longings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter and Ilonka are a wealthy couple whose outwardly perfect marriage is undone by secrets. The insecure Ilonka believes she can never be elegant and refined enough for her husband, while Peter has long been tormented by his forbidden love for Judit, a peasant and servant in his childhood home. What Judit longs for most, however, is freedom from the constraints of the society that has ensnared all three in a vortex of love and loss. Set against the backdrop of Hungary between the wars, in a world on the verge of dramatic change, this exquisite novel offers further posthumous evidence of Marai's brilliance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400096671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.21w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2012 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sandor Marai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799768727733,"sku":"9781400096671","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7623997f-6b57-430e-af5c-a75ba74d3162.jpg?v=1711478139","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/portraits-of-a-marriage-9781400096671","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}