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Szent Péter esernyője
1895
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„Olyan ez a mese, mint egy dúsan, sok színnel virító virág – írta Schöpflin Aladár. – Mikszáth, a szatirikus, az okos ember, kemény bírálója a körülötte folyó életnek, ebben a könyvében félretette szatíráját, okosságát, bíráló kedvét, s kitárta a világ elé emberszeretetének mély érzelmességét.” Wibra György, a besztercebányai fiatal ügyvéd útnak indul, hogy megkeresse örökségét, illetve felkutasson egy vörös esernyőt, amelynek nyelébe apja, a ravasz öreg, fia vagyonát rejtette el a kapzsi rokonok elől. A nyomozás nem jár eredménnyel, a fiatalembernek nem sikerül rábukkanni az eltűnt kincsre. De talál helyette mást, ami többet ér minden kincsné a glogovai papkisasszony tiszta szépségét, önzetlen szerelmét. Talán a Szent Péter esernyője hozta Mikszáthnak a legnagyobb sikert, a Jókaiéhoz fogható népszerűséget. Még életében tizennégy nyelvre lefordították.

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Kálmán Mikszáth
Kálmán Mikszáth
Author · 12 books

Kálmán Mikszáth Kiscsoltó was a major Hungarian novelist, journalist, and politician. Mikszáth was born in Sklabiná into a family of the lesser nobility. He studied Law at the University of Budapest from 1866 to 1869, although he did not apply for any exam, and became involved in journalism, writing for many Hungarian newspapers including the Pesti Hírlap. His early short stories were based on the lives of peasants and artisans, and had little appeal. However, they demonstrated his skill in crafting humorous anecdotes, which would be developed in his later, more popular works. Many of his novels contained social commentary and satire, and towards the end of his life they became increasingly critical of the aristocracy and the burden he believed the latter placed on Hungarian society. Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed his novel, St. Peter’s Umbrella so much that he visited Mikszáth during his European trip in 1910 solely to express his admiration.[1] Mikszáth was a member of the Liberal Party, and in 1887 was elected to the National Assembly of Hungary (one of the two top legislatures in Austria-Hungary). Until 1879 he was the representative for the Illyefalva District in Transylvania, and from 1892 until his death he represented the Fogaras District. He was buried in Kerepesi Cemetery in Budapest, along his sons János (1886-1890) and Albert (1889-1921).

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