{"product_id":"mrs-kleofass-rooster-three-novellas","title":"Mrs Kleofas's Rooster: Three Novellas","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMrs Kleofas's Rooster: Three Novellas\u003c\/h1\u003eGyula Krúdy,Gyula Krúdy\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003eApril 5 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781803096148\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1803096144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eA trio of darkly elegant, women-centric novellas from a master of twentieth-century Hungarian literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs Kleofas' Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e brings together three captivating novellas by Gyula Krúdy, originally written in the 1920s and now available in English for the first time. Each story centers on a woman protagonist: a timeless adventuress, a resilient single mother, and a seductive Budapest femme fatale, respectively. In the title novella, a roguish narrator listens to the thrilling life story of an ageless, mysterious woman whose journey takes her from a childhood of suffering to a career as a cunning accomplice in daring schemes. The next story, \u003ci\u003eNN\u003c\/i\u003e, follows the life of a steadfast single mother, Juliska, amid the rhythms of village life. In \u003ci\u003eAutumn Meeting\u003c\/i\u003e, Krudy's sharp wit unfolds through Rizili, a charming yet ruthless socialite who leads a suspended jockey on an intoxicating night through Budapest's City Park.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392656572461,"sku":"WHS-6e35aaebf9664942a86eae178b145530","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_0bf95c4a-64e0-4860-a88f-697b61eaeb93.jpg?v=1787366189","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/mrs-kleofass-rooster-three-novellas","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}