** Debts of Honor by Mór Jókai is a novel from the 1800s that follows the Áronffy family after their father unexpectedly dies. Young Desiderius must deal with his sadness and how his father's death changes his family. The story begins by showing Desiderius and his brother, Lorand, as part of a happy family before their lives are turned upside down by the death of their father, which leads to a sad and complicated situation. Desiderius's point of view combines the innocence of being a child with the difficult experience of loss as he tries to make sense of his feelings and how things are different in his family. The serious mood gets worse with their grandmother acting strangely, suggesting problems in the family history related to suicide and a curse that seems to haunt the Áronffy family, leading the book to investigate themes of love, sorrow, and the burden of family history. **
Debts of Honor
By Mór Jókai
** When a family patriarch dies suddenly, a curse might doom his sons to a similar fate unless they can confront a dark family history.
Summary
About the AuthorMóricz Jókay of Ásva, known as Mór Jókai, was a Hungarian novelist, dramatist and revolutionary. Outside of Hungary, he was also known as Maurice Jókai or Maurus Jokai or Mauritius Jókai. He was a leader of the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in Pest. His romantic novels became widely popular among the elite of Victorian England, where he was often compared to Charles Dickens by the press. One of his most famous admirers was Queen Victoria herself.
Móricz Jókay of Ásva, known as Mór Jókai, was a Hungarian novelist, dramatist and revolutionary. Outside of Hungary, he was also known as Maurice Jókai or Maurus Jokai or Mauritius Jókai. He was a leader of the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 in Pest. His romantic novels became widely popular among the elite of Victorian England, where he was often compared to Charles Dickens by the press. One of his most famous admirers was Queen Victoria herself.
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