“A truly great writer steps onto the stage” Daniel Kehlmann
\nThe snow of the dying century still lay on the edge of the dark forest when
\nLajos von L\u00e1z\u00e1r, the translucent child with water-blue eyes, first glimpsed the
\nman he would believe to be his father for his whole life and beyond.
\nLajos von L\u00e1z\u00e1r is brought into this world with the dawn of the new century, and his birth
\nis both a miracle and a curse, his true patrimony a secret he will never know. The L\u00e1z\u00e1rs
\nhave ruled their Hungarian lands for generations. In their ancient castle by the edge of a
\ndark forest that compels all who enter it to madness, they succumb to every vice and live
\nonly to satiate their desires. But the old order is crumbling, and the days of the Hapsburg
\nMonarchy are numbered.
\nWhen Lajos inherits, they at last have a baron who can reignite the old splendours, but
\nnot even his abilities are proof against the ravages of war and occupation. It will fall to his
\nchildren – a boy who talks to shadows and a girl who eschews her blue blood – to find a
\nway to stand against oppression and take the first faltering steps towards freedom.
\nA sweeping epic, taking the reader from the beginning of the twentieth century to the
\nHungarian National Uprising of 1956, L\u00e1z\u00e1r would be a phenomenal achievement for a
\nwriter of any age. With its air of timeless wisdom, it reads like rediscovered classic,
\nmaking it all the more remarkable that it was written when the author was just twenty-one
\nyears old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PRE ORDER A SIGNED COPY – PUBLISHES 26TH MARCH 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “A truly great writer steps onto the stage” Daniel Kehlmann
\nThe snow of the dying century still lay on the edge of the dark forest when
\nLajos von L\u00e1z\u00e1r, the translucent child with water-blue eyes, first glimpsed the
\nman he would believe to be his father for his whole life and beyond.
\nLajos von L\u00e1z\u00e1r is brought into this world with the dawn of the new century, and his birth
\nis both a miracle and a curse, his true patrimony a secret he will never know. The L\u00e1z\u00e1rs
\nhave ruled their Hungarian lands for generations. In their ancient castle by the edge of a
\ndark forest that compels all who enter it to madness, they succumb to every vice and live
\nonly to satiate their desires. But the old order is crumbling, and the days of the Hapsburg
\nMonarchy are numbered.
\nWhen Lajos inherits, they at last have a baron who can reignite the old splendours, but
\nnot even his abilities are proof against the ravages of war and occupation. It will fall to his
\nchildren – a boy who talks to shadows and a girl who eschews her blue blood – to find a
\nway to stand against oppression and take the first faltering steps towards freedom.
\nA sweeping epic, taking the reader from the beginning of the twentieth century to the
\nHungarian National Uprising of 1956, L\u00e1z\u00e1r would be a phenomenal achievement for a
\nwriter of any age. With its air of timeless wisdom, it reads like rediscovered classic,
\nmaking it all the more remarkable that it was written when the author was just twenty-one
\nyears old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":112348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[26102],"product_tag":[31321,31322],"class_list":["post-112347","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-signed-and-special-editions","product_tag-lazar","product_tag-nelio-biedermann","first","outofstock","sold-individually","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n