More than a century after his death, K·lm·n Miksz·th remains one of Hungary's most popular writers, but is almost unknown in English translation. Saint Peter's Umbrella, the most successful and popular of his earlier novels, is a tale of two umbrellas-one containing a family fortune hidden in the...
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More than a century after his death, K·lm·n Miksz·th remains one of Hungary's most popular writers, but is almost unknown in English translation. Saint Peter's Umbrella, the most successful and popular of his earlier novels, is a tale of two umbrellas-one containing a family fortune hidden in the handle, and the other a venerated relic said to have been used by Saint Peter to protect an abandoned young girl.
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