Travelling to Italy on their honeymoon, Erszi and Mih- are ready to take in all the beauties and pleasures of the country. But when they reach Venice, it is clear that Mih- prefers to roam around the back alleys and the canals on his own, and as they continue their journey through the Bel Paese there is a growing sense of unrest between them, until Mih- misses the train to Rome they were due to take together. Wandering alone from city to city, with his marriage rapidly falling apart, Mih- must confront the ghosts of his past and try to find a sense of purpose.Originally written in 1937, and here presented in a brilliant new translation by Peter V. Czipott, Antal Szerb-s gently humorous and psychologically subtle exploration into the workings of a budding bourgeois marriage has been hailed as one of the great rediscovered classics of the twentieth century.
