Egy régi udvarház utolsó gazdája; Nők a tükör előtt; A vén szinész

by Pál Gyulai

"Egy régi udvarház utolsó gazdája; Nők a tükör előtt; A vén szinész" by Pál Gyulai is a collection published in 1867. The title novella follows Radnóthy Elek, a Hungarian nobleman who returns home in 1850 to find his estate devastated and his world transformed by revolution. Unable to adapt to the new order, he clings desperately to the past while his children grow estranged and his fortunes crumble. The work explores alienation, generational conflict, and the death of the old nobility.