The Palace Thief

From the critically acclaimed author of 'America, America' and the new novel out in the UK this August, 'A Doubter's Almanac'

A quartet of novellas including "Accountant", "Batorsag and Szerelem", "City of Broken Dreams" and "The Palace Thief". In the title story a teacher spots the seeds of corruption in a wayward student and watches with fascinated horror as the boy, and then the man flourishes.A quartet of novellas including "Accountant", "Batorsag and Szerelem", "City of Broken Dreams" and "The Palace Thief". In the title story a teacher spots the seeds of corruption in a wayward student and watches with fascinated horror as the boy, and then the man flourishes.