The Esterházys, one of Europe's most prominent aristocratic families, are closely linked to the rise and fall of the Hapsburg Empire. Princes, counts, commanders, diplomats, bishops, and patrons of the arts, revered, respected, and occasionally feared by their contemporaries, their story is as complex as the history of Hungary itself. Celestial Harmonies is the intricate chronicle of this remarkable family, a saga spanning seven centuries of epic conquest, tragedy, triumph, and near annihilation. Told by Péter Esterházy, a scion of this populous clan, Celestial Harmonies is dazzling in scope and profound in implication. It is fiction at its most awe-inspiring.
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“This is a belated 20th-century masterpiece…. Esterházy has created a vast anti-epic.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
“A family saga...intricate and playful...[that] yields many extraordinary moments” (The New Yorker )
“Major, massive, revelatory.… Celestial Harmonies is a great book.” (Los Angeles Times )
“Richly rewarding. A major achievement.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review) )
“Filters an inherently complex story... through a playful postmodern style... promises to be an enduring part of contemporary literature.” (New York Sun )
“A family saga...intricate and playful...[that] yields many extraordinary moments” (The New Yorker )
“Major, massive, revelatory.… Celestial Harmonies is a great book.” (Los Angeles Times )
“Richly rewarding. A major achievement.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review) )
“Filters an inherently complex story... through a playful postmodern style... promises to be an enduring part of contemporary literature.” (New York Sun )
About the Author
PÉter EsterhÁzy, a member of one of Europe’s most prominent aristocratic families, was born in Budapest in 1950. His books, published mostly in Europe, are considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature.
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Aunt Mia, Aunt Rozi, Book One, Uncle Pista, Maria Theresa, Aunt Klotild, Francis Joseph, Hans Georg, Aunt Lilike, Habsburg Labanc, Uncle Plop, Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary, Uncle Laci, Viennese Court, Republic of Councils, Uncle Sanyi, Uncle Varga, Aunt Carla, Aunt Goliath, Aunt Margit, Comrade Kenderesi, Crown Council, Donald Barthelme, Ivan Toporishkin New!
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- The Book of Hrabal by Peter Esterhazy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Vladimir Nabokov (Twayne's United States authors series ; 266) by Lawrence L. Lee on page 845, and page 846
- Winston Churchill (Penguin Lives Biographies) by John Keegan on page 411
- Speak, Memory: An Autobiography Revisited by Vladimir Nabokov in Front Matter
- The French Revolution (Events and Outcomes) by Stewart Ross on page 261
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