{"product_id":"traveler-and-the-moonlight-9781491789285","title":"Traveler and the Moonlight","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpecial 70th Anniversary American Edition A new translation by writer and poet Peter Hargitai\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Writer and poet Peter Hargitai, working on an English translation of Utas  s holdvil g  Traveler and the Moonlight] in 1988, met with Szerb's widow, Kl ra, curious to know whether there had been real-life models for the novel's characters-particularly for Tam s and  va, who intrigued him above all the others. In answer, Kl ra Szerb pointed out a framed photograph on a bookshelf: 'a youngish man with a pale, aristocratic, melancholy face.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is Tam s, ' Mrs. Szerb said. 'My husband's beloved schoolmate.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'And  va? Who is  va?' I asked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe held up that very picture. 'This is also  va. Tam s and  va are one and the same.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKl ra Szerb went on to insist that Hargitai keep the secret of Tam s and  va's single biographical precedent until after her death. And there we have a clue, not only to the mysterious androgyny of Tam s and  va, and to the sexually unconventional nature of Mih ly's relationship with them, but also perhaps to an unresolved chapter from Szerb's past, one that held mysteries potent enough to give rise to a novel.\" Julie Orringer\u003cbr\u003e Author of The Invisible Bridge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I hope The Traveler reaches thousands and thousands of readers.\" Elie Wiesel Distinguished Nobel Laureate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491789285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Peter Hargitai Antal Szerb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36653540475036,"sku":"9781491789285","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_18b1db12-1f7e-4abb-8345-cd5cbc300399.jpg?v=1603881904","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/traveler-and-the-moonlight-9781491789285","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}