Author: Geza Gardonyi Year: 1899 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Classic, Fiction, Young adult, War/Military
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ISBNs: 9789631333725 9631333728 |
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Geza Gardonyi set his Hungarian children's classic in the 16th century during the 150-year Ottoman occupation. Besides the tales of several battles, the novel details the 1552 Siege of Eger, during which Captain Istvan Dobo's 2,000 Hungarian men, women and children inside the county's castle, defeated a Turkish force of 80,000 men. The Hungarian title, Egri csillagok> (literally, "Stars of Eger"), is required reading in Hungarian schools.
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