The Day of Wrath was written in the darkest days of Jokai's life in 1848-49 after the Magyar Revolution. It is a tale of suffering, crime and punishment; but also a satire on the condition of things the prevailed in Hungary for centuries. Maurus Jokai (1825 - 1904) was a Hungarian novelist who took part as a journalist in the revolution of 1848. He wrote about 200 novels, including Timar's Two Worlds, Black Diamonds, and The Romance of the Coming Century.