Quarantine in the Grand hotel by Jenő Rejtő (P. Howard) / English edition of Vesztegzár a Grand Hotelben / Corvina 2017 / 4th edition / Translated by István Farkas

ISBN 9789631364583 / 978-9631364583

4th Edition
Publisher: Corvina Kiadó
Pages: 160 oldal
Publishing Date: 2017. September 5
Size: 138 mm x 214 mm

Magyar irodalom angol nyelven.

Hungarian literature in foreign language.

Hungarian Summary:

A banánoxid nevű találmány vegyi képletének megszerzéséért folyik a harc a minden rendű és rangú szélhámossal zsúfolt Grand Hotelben. A bubópestis ürügyén elrendelt vesztegzár kényszerű bezártságának nyomasztó hatása alatt a legrejtélyesebb eseményekbe keveredik bele a hotel szinte valamennyi lakója. Végül az igazi bűnösök lelepleződnek, az igazi szerelmesek egymásra találnak.
A Vesztegzár a Grand Hotelben az egyik legismertebb Rejtő regény: a vérbeli krimi és a szerző utánozhatatlan humorának legjobb egyvelege.
Angol nyelvű kiadás.

A déltengeri szigetvilág egyik egzotikus fürdőhelyén, a Grand Hotel vendégeinek nyugalmát félelmetes hír kavarja fel: az egyik lakó pestises megbetegedése miatt vesztegzár alá kerültek. S miközben kezdetét veszi a szigeten az esős évszak, amely fülledt, rossz szagú, alattomos köddel és trópusi záporral rontja a vendégek hangulatát, gyilkosság történik. A szálló ettől kezdve képtelen fordulatok színhelyévé válik, rémületbe kergetve a békés milliomosokat, kereskedőket, szépasszonyokat, s a vigasztalásukra siető lovagokat.

English Summary:

Quarantine in the Grand Hotel centers around a mysterious murder in a hotel on the island of Little Lagonda, which is put under quarantine because one of the guests seems to have contracted bubonic plague. However, just before the quarantine is declared, the police arrive, and so does a young man, who hides in his pyjamas in the wardrobe of Miss Maud Borckman. It turns out that of the numerous guests under quarantine, any number could have committed the murder the police have come to investigate, including the stranger in pyjamas and Maud, as well as a prince and a janitor, even a police officer. Hilarious mayhem abounds all around as the true identities of the hotel guests come to light, and the stranger in pyjamas finally gets to take a hot bath and lays hold of some clothes.

About the Author:

Jenő Rejtő (born Jenő Reich, pseudonyms: P. Howard, Gibson Lavery) was a Hungarian author, fiction writer, playwright and journalist, who died as a forced labourer during the World War II. He was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, on March 29, 1905, and died in Yevdokovo, Soviet Union (then under Axis occupation) on January 1, 1943.

He studied drama before traveling across Europe. When he returned to Hungary he became a successful playwright, responsible for such operettas as "Who Dares Wins" (1934). He then went on to write adventure novels parodying the Foreign Legion, which often featured his somewhat bizarre sense of humor.
He reportedly died in 1942 in a labor camp after he was taken from hospital whilst seriously ill. The stamp issued in his honor depicts various images such as a North African sunset (a reference to his Foreign Legion stories), a cafe he frequented and a copy of Nagykorut - the newspaper he edited hanging on the stand.