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A nation's past lives on in bold adventures, village legends, and ordinary people facing questions of right and wrong.
Tales From Jókai gathers short fiction by Mór Jókai, a Hungarian novelist with a taste for vivid characters and bold plots. Drawing on Hungarian history, local legends, and everyday life, these tales bring the memory of towns and villages into stories shaped by strong feeling and a touch of the marvellous.
History and legend give the tales their ground; character gives their moral questions life. Jókai cares about right and wrong, but he lets the story carry the lesson rather than stopping to preach. Adventure, striking coincidence, warmth, and humour make this a varied introduction to his romantic storytelling.
What you’ll discover
- Hungary's living past Explore tales that draw their strength from Hungarian history, old traditions, and local memory.
- Legends close to home Discover how folk legend and the lives of ordinary people share the same storytelling ground.
- Morals without a sermon Meet questions of right and wrong through vivid characters rather than a pause for preaching.
- A taste for adventure Follow bold plots where striking coincidence and strong feeling leave room for the marvellous.
- Warmth alongside wonder Enjoy the humour and warmth that sit beside Jókai's love of romantic adventure.
Who will love it
For readers who love folk legend, Central European history and bold, romantic storytelling. These tales offer a gentle way into Hungarian literature, with adventure, humour and moral choices.
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- A storyteller who shaped Hungarian fiction
- Legend and history give the tales their ground
- Morals arrive through character, not sermon
- Warmth, humour and how to read him now
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Racconti di Jókai
by Mór Jókai
Hungarian legends and everyday lives become tales of adventure, romance and humour, where choices carry moral lessons.
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Tales From Jókai gathers short fiction by Mór Jókai, the Hungarian novelist who dominated the storytelling of his country in the nineteenth century. He wrote hundreds of books, and the tales collected here give an English reader a small, varied sample of his work.
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A storyteller who shaped Hungarian fiction
Mór Jókai was born in Komárom, a town on the Danube, and spent most of his working life in Budapest. He began as a young writer and journalist, and he took part in the revolution of 1848 that shook the Hungarian lands. That experience of public hope and public struggle runs through his later work.
He wrote at enormous speed and in many forms. Novels like The Golden Man and Black Diamonds are the books he is best known for, but he also produced a long line of shorter tales, sketches and legends. Readers in Hungary knew his voice well, and he held their attention for decades.
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Who was Mór Jókai?
Mór Jókai was a Hungarian novelist, journalist and politician who died in 1904. He wrote a huge number of novels and tales and is regarded in Hungary as one of its leading storytellers.
What is Tales From Jókai about?
It is a collection of short stories by Jókai, drawing on Hungarian history, legend and everyday life. The tales mix adventure, romance and humour, and they carry moral lessons through the choices of their characters.
Is Tales From Jókai hard to read?
No. The language is direct and the plots are clear. The tales are short and easy to follow one at a time.
The author
Mór Jókai
1825–1904 · Hungarian novelist
Mór Jókai was a Hungarian novelist, short-story writer and journalist. He was born in Komárom in 1825 and died in Budapest in 1904. He wrote in Hungarian and published novels throughout the nineteenth century. His novels include The Golden Man, published in 1872. He also wrote plays.
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