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Release of Nelio Biedermann’s novel Lázár

Overview

The release of Nelio Biedermann’s novel, ‘Lázár’, has been documented as a historical saga tracing the decline of a Hungarian aristocratic family. The narrative covers approximately sixty years of history, beginning during the era of the Habsburg Dual Monarchy and extending through the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The story focuses on the life of Lajos von Lázár and examines how major 20th-century shifts—including the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust, and Soviet occupation—impacted the family’s private lives and domestic rituals. Rather than focusing on grand political battles, the work emphasizes intimate details of household organization and the decay of the social order.

Entities

Lazar · Nelio Biedermann · Thomas Mann · Albert Bonniers · Hungary

Timeline

  1. 14 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Nelio Biedermann releases ‘Lázár’, a saga of Hungarian aristocratic decline

    Swiss author Nelio Biedermann’s new novel, ‘Lázár’, depicts the multi-generational decline of a Hungarian aristocratic family from the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the 1956 revolution.

  2. 22 days ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Nelio Biedermann’s debut novel Lázár explores Hungarian history

    Nelio Biedermann’s debut novel ‘Lázár’ depicts three generations of a Hungarian aristocratic family amidst sixty years of historical upheaval, including war and political shifts.

Sources

elsaanews.com · kristianstadsbladet.se · larazon.es · lavanguardia.com · nsk.se · nyhetspressen.se