num_pages: 880
description: Paperback. Pub Date :2005-01-17 880 English Harper Perennial A biographical novel in the grand European literary tradition that spans multiple generations and three centuries of tumultuous Central European history. as witnessed by the Esterhazys. a leading Hungarian family.The Esterhazys. one of Europes most prominent aristocratic families. are indelibly inscribed in the history of the Hapsburg Empire.Having gone through epic conquest. tragedy. triumph and near destruction. the Esterhazy family lore is rich. poignant. entertaining and awe -inspiring. 'Celestial Harmonies' is a national epic in the form of fiction. which Esterhazy writes by reinventing the traditional form of the dynastic saga.Beginning with short sections narrated in the first person. 'Celestial Harmonies' recounts legends. inventions and episodes that form a mosaic in which chron...
language: English
title: Celestial Harmonies
titlecomplete: Celestial Harmonies
genres: Literary Fiction, Hungarian Literature, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, Hungary, Contemporary, Historical, Novels, 21st Century
ratings_count: 609
awards: awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: Magnesia Litera
category: Translation (Litera za překladovou knihu), awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Angelus, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Prix Jan Michalski
category: Longlist
publisher: HarperCollins UK