num_pages: 288
description: In this surreal, dark, humorous novel Krasznahorkai dissects the anxieties of post-communist Europe. Complex and disturbing The Melancholy of Resistance is sure to be regarded as one of the most ambitious novels of 2000.
language: English
title: The Melancholy of Resistance
titlecomplete: The Melancholy of Resistance
characters: Tünde Eszter, György Eszter, János Valuska
genres: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Hungary, Horror, Classics, Novels, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Hungarian Literature
ratings_count: 4086
places: Hungary
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Angelus, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Europese Literatuurprijs, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Metų verstinė knyga
publisher: Quartet Books