Lázár by Nelio Biedermann

Discover Lázár - the sweeping new novel from Switzerland’s rising literary star, Nelio Biedermann, in conversation with his translator Jamie Bulloch. The discussion will be chaired by Fred Studemann, literary editor of the Financial Times.

Born during the last stages of the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire, Lajos von Lázár inherits a legacy of power, decadence and dark secrets. In the shadow of a cursed forest and dilapidated castle, it is left to his defiant children to challenge oppression and take the first steps towards freedom.

Drawing on his own aristocratic family background, Biedermann delivers a first-class page turner (Süddeutsche Zeitung), taking the reader on a unique journey through history from the beginning of the twentieth century to the Hungarian National Uprising of 1956.  Lázár promises to inspire fans of European history and German literature, and introduces us to one of Europe's youngest literary authors. 

A truly great writer steps onto the stage, in full possession of his powers (Daniel Kehlmann)