"The Day of Wrath" by Mór Jókai is a story set in a troubled time in Hungary, focusing on deep sadness and how unfairness affects people. It tells about a creepy old woman who the villagers call the "death-bird." She predicts bad things will happen, highlighting troubles both inside people and in the world around them. The book starts in a gloomy village, showing empty houses that represent the village's misfortunes. Then there’s Magdolna, the "death-bird," who scares everyone because she can see deaths and disasters before they occur. As signs of coming trouble appear, the villagers struggle with old beliefs and their own hopelessness. This builds a world guided by feelings more than logic, suggesting difficult times for the village and its people.
The Day of Wrath
By Mór Jókai
In a village haunted by prophecy and despair, an old woman's chilling predictions ignite a community's deepest fears as disaster looms.
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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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