Originally published 1895 Genre Novel | ||
Characters György Wibra, János Bélyi, Veronica Bélyi, Sztolarik, Gáspár Gregorics, Mrs. Panyóki, Boldizsár Gregorics Novels Be Faithful Unto Death, The Red and the Black, Jane Eyre, The Pendragon Legend, Lassie Come‑Home | ||
St. Peter's Umbrella (Hungarian:Szent Péter esernyője) is an 1895 novel by the Hungarian writer Kálmán Mikszáth. It is set in the town of Besztercebánya (now Banská Bystrica), describing the rural life of the peasantry in an undeveloped part of Upper Hungary (now Slovakia).
Film adaptations
The novel has been adapted for the screen on three occasions: a 1917 silent version St. Peter's Umbrella directed by Alexander Korda, a 1935 sound film St. Peter's Umbrella by Géza von Cziffra and a 1958 film St. Peter's Umbrella co-directed by Frigyes Bán and Vladislav Pavlovic.
References
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