Satantango
(New York): A New Directions, (2012). First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 274 pages.
First novel by the winner of the 2025 Novel Prize for Literature. Originally published in Hungary in 1985, this postmodernist work is set in an isolated village with few remaining inhabitants and unfolds over the course of a few rain-soaked days. Into this bleak word comes, it seems, a Messiah.
The story is told in 12 chapters, each uninterrupted by line breaks, structured like a tango--Satan's tango.
Translated from the original Hungarian by George Szirtes. This first U.S. edition issued without a dust jacket by New Directions.
Near fine. Bound in black cloth over boards with white and gray titling and design to upper board and spine, reviews printed in gray on lower board, black endpapers with reviews printed in white. Corners sharp. Original pricing label on lower board.
Item #2187
ISBN: 9780811217347
Price: $300